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Carbon Nanotubes: Controllable and Predictable Viscoelastic Behavior of 3D Boron‐Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Sponges (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 1/2016)
Author(s) -
Zhao Wenjie,
Elias Ana L.,
Rajukumar Lakshmy P.,
Kim HyungIck,
O'Brien Daniel J.,
Zimmerman Brandon K.,
Penev Evgeni S.,
Terrones Mauricio,
Yakobson Boris I.,
Wei Bingqing,
Lu X. Lucas,
Suhr Jonghwan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201670001
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , viscoelasticity , boron , nanotube , nanotechnology , doping , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering
3D boron‐doped multiwalled carbon nanotube (CB x MWNT) sponges are synthesized with covalent junctions by X. L. Lu, J. Suhr, and co‐workers as described on page 21. The boron atoms that are introduced in the hexagonal sp 2 carbon lattice permanently change the morphology of the nanotubes by inducing elbow‐like junctions that lead to the formation of a 3D solid. Measurements of the mechanical properties of the CB x MWNT sponges demonstrate that the elbow‐like structures can endow these solids with improved resilience ability and density‐dependent viscoelastic properties.