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Carbon Nanotubes: Hydrogen Passivation Induced Dispersion of Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Adv. Mater. 7/2012)
Author(s) -
Yang Yingchao,
Xu ZhiHui,
Pan Zhengwei,
Li Xiaodong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201290029
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , passivation , composite material , epoxy , dispersion (optics) , mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes , hydrogen , sonication , nanotechnology , nanotube , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , optics , engineering
X. Li and co‐workers have developed a technique, described on page 881 , which combines hydrogen passivation with ultrasonication to successfully disperse multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in both absolute ethanol solution and epoxy resin, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in the application of nanotubes. Interestingly, using a three‐point bending test, the elastic modulus of the resin/MWCNT composite is shown to increase with increasing nanotube content.