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Layered Composites: Bioinspired Layered Composites Based on Flattened Double‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Adv. Mater. 14/2012)
Author(s) -
Cheng Qunfeng,
Li Mingzhu,
Jiang Lei,
Tang Zhiyong
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.201290078
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , composite material , nanostructure , composite number , nanotechnology
The cover illustrates a bioinspired strategy for fabricating layered composites based on flattened double‐walled carbon nanotubes (FDWCNTs), as described by Q. F. Cheng, Z. Y. Tang, and co‐workers on page 1838 . The 2D feature of FDWCNTs facilitates formation of composites with a layered hierarchical micro‐/nanostructure, which dramatically improves FDWCNT loading and results in good mechanical properties. This novel route is an important improvement towards achieving high‐perform‐ance CNT‐reinforced polymer composites.