Methods and Applications of Electrical Conductivity Enhancement of Materials Using Carbon Nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Abdulhameed ◽  
Nur Zuraihan Abd Wahab ◽  
Mohd Nazim Mohtar ◽  
Mohd Nizar Hamidon ◽  
Suhaidi Shafie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Conductivity Enhancement

Mechanism of chemical doping in electronic-type-separated single wall carbon nanotubes towards high electrical conductivity

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (39) ◽  
pp. 10256-10266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Puchades ◽  
Colleen C. Lawlor ◽  
Christopher M. Schauerman ◽  
Andrew R. Bucossi ◽  
Jamie E. Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Redox Potential ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Chemical Doping ◽  
High Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Single Wall Carbon ◽  
Conductivity Enhancement

Electronic-type-separated SWCNTs thin-films were used to demonstrate that the strength of the redox potential of dopants influences their electrical conductivity enhancement.

Electrical Conductivity Enhancement of a Large-scale Composite Film Containing Electrically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
pp. 980-981
Author(s):  
Yu Kitamura ◽  
Shinya Hasegawa ◽  
Hiroaki Tone ◽  
Michihiko Nakano ◽  
Junya Suehiro
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Composite Film ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Conductivity Enhancement ◽  
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

A Highly Crystalline Anthracene-Based MOF-74 Series Featuring Electrical Conductivity and Luminescence

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Scheurle ◽  
Andre Mähringer ◽  
Andreas Jakowetz ◽  
Pouya Hosseini ◽  
Alexander Richter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Block Design ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Visible Spectrum ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Divalent Metal Ions ◽  
Conductivity Enhancement ◽  
Surface Areas

Recently, a small group of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been discovered featuring substantial charge transport properties and electrical conductivity, hence promising to broaden the scope of potential MOF applications in fields such as batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors. In combination with light emission, electroactive MOFs are intriguing candidates for chemical sensing and optoelectronic applications. Here, we incorporated anthracene-based building blocks into the MOF-74 topology with five different divalent metal ions, that is, Zn2+, Mg2+, Ni2+, Co2+ and Mn2+, resulting in a series of highly crystalline MOFs, coined ANMOF-74(M). This series of MOFs features substantial photoluminescence, with ANMOF-74(Zn) emitting across the whole visible spectrum. The materials moreover combine this photoluminescence with high surface areas and electrical conductivity. Compared to the original MOF-74 materials constructed from 2,5-dihydroxy terephthalic acid and the same metal ions Zn2+, Mg2+, Ni2+, Co2+ and Mn2+, we observed a conductivity enhancement of up to six orders of magnitude. Our results point towards the importance of building block design and the careful choice of the embedded MOF topology for obtaining materials with desired properties such as photoluminescence and electrical conductivity.

scholarly journals Effect of SWCNT-Tuball Paper on the Lightning Strike Protection of CFRPs and Their Selected Mechanical Properties

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3140
Author(s):  
Kamil Dydek ◽  
Anna Boczkowska ◽  
Rafał Kozera ◽  
Paweł Durałek ◽  
Łukasz Sarniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Copper Foil ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Lightning Strike ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
The Impact

The main aim of this work was the investigation of the possibility of replacing the heavy metallic meshes applied onto the composite structure in airplanes for lightning strike protection with a thin film of Tuball single-wall carbon nanotubes in the form of ultra-light, conductive paper. The Tuball paper studied contained 75 wt% or 90 wt% of carbon nanotubes and was applied on the top of carbon fibre reinforced polymer before fabrication of flat panels. First, the electrical conductivity, impact resistance and thermo-mechanical properties of modified laminates were measured and compared with the reference values. Then, flat panels with selected Tuball paper, expanded copper foil and reference panels were fabricated for lightning strike tests. The effectiveness of lightning strike protection was evaluated by using the ultrasonic phased-array technique. It was found that the introduction of Tuball paper on the laminates surface improved both the surface and the volume electrical conductivity by 8800% and 300%, respectively. The impact resistance was tested in two directions, perpendicular and parallel to the carbon fibres, and the values increased by 9.8% and 44%, respectively. The dynamic thermo-mechanical analysis showed higher stiffness and a slight increase in glass transition temperature of the modified laminates. Ultrasonic investigation after lightning strike tests showed that the effectiveness of Tuball paper is comparable to expanded copper foil.

scholarly journals Sigmoidal Dependence of Electrical Conductivity of Thin PEDOT:PSS Films on Concentration of Linear Glycols as a Processing Additive

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1975
Author(s):  
Hyeok Jo Jeong ◽  
Hong Jang ◽  
Taemin Kim ◽  
Taeshik Earmme ◽  
Felix Sunjoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Triethylene Glycol ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Monomethyl Ether ◽  
Additive Concentration ◽  
Transparent Electrodes ◽  
Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether ◽  
Conductivity Enhancement ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

We investigate the sigmoidal concentration dependence of electrical conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) processed with linear glycol-based additives such as ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG), hexaethylene glycol (HEG), and ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME). We observe that a sharp transition of conductivity occurs at the additive concentration of ~0.6 wt.%. EG, DEG, and TEG are effective in conductivity enhancement, showing the saturation conductivities of 271.8, 325.4, and 326.2 S/cm, respectively. Optical transmittance and photoelectron spectroscopic features are rather invariant when the glycols are used as an additive. Two different figures of merit, calculated from both sheet resistance and optical transmittance to describe the performance of the transparent electrodes, indicate that both DEG and TEG are two most effective additives among the series in fabrication of transparent electrodes based on PEDOT:PSS films with a thickness of ~50–60 nm.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum-Based Nanocomposite Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1150
Author(s):  
Nicolás A. Ulloa-Castillo ◽  
Roberto Hernández-Maya ◽  
Jorge Islas-Urbano ◽  
Oscar Martínez-Romero ◽  
Emmanuel Segura-Cárdenas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Powder Morphology ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Ball Milling Technique ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

This article focuses on exploring how the electrical conductivity and densification properties of metallic samples made from aluminum (Al) powders reinforced with 0.5 wt % concentration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and consolidated through spark plasma sintering (SPS) process are affected by the carbon nanotubes dispersion and the Al particles morphology. Experimental characterization tests performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) show that the MWCNTs were uniformly ball-milled and dispersed in the Al surface particles, and undesirable phases were not observed in X-ray diffraction measurements. Furthermore, high densification parts and an improvement of about 40% in the electrical conductivity values were confirmed via experimental tests performed on the produced sintered samples. These results elucidate that modifying the powder morphology using the ball-milling technique to bond carbon nanotubes into the Al surface particles aids the ability to obtain highly dense parts with increasing electrical conductivity properties.

scholarly journals Electrically Conductive Networks from Hybrids of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Created by Laser Radiation

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1875
Author(s):  
Alexander Yu. Gerasimenko ◽  
Artem V. Kuksin ◽  
Yury P. Shaman ◽  
Evgeny P. Kitsyuk ◽  
Yulia O. Fedorova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Threshold Energy ◽  
Wavelength Region ◽  
Hybrid Nanostructures ◽  
Graphene Sheets ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A technology for the formation of electrically conductive nanostructures from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), and their hybrids with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) on Si substrate has been developed. Under the action of single pulses of laser irradiation, nanowelding of SWCNT and MWCNT nanotubes with graphene sheets was obtained. Dependences of electromagnetic wave absorption by films of short and long nanotubes with subnanometer and nanometer diameters on wavelength are calculated. It was determined from dependences that absorption maxima of various types of nanotubes are in the wavelength region of about 266 nm. It was found that contact between nanotube and graphene was formed in time up to 400 fs. Formation of networks of SWCNT/MWCNT and their hybrids with rGO at threshold energy densities of 0.3/0.5 J/cm2 is shown. With an increase in energy density above the threshold value, formation of amorphous carbon nanoinclusions on the surface of nanotubes was demonstrated. For all films, except the MWCNT film, an increase in defectiveness after laser irradiation was obtained, which is associated with appearance of C–C bonds with neighboring nanotubes or graphene sheets. CNTs played the role of bridges connecting graphene sheets. Laser-synthesized hybrid nanostructures demonstrated the highest hardness compared to pure nanotubes. Maximum hardness (52.7 GPa) was obtained for MWCNT/rGO topology. Regularity of an increase in electrical conductivity of nanostructures after laser irradiation has been established for films made of all nanomaterials. Hybrid structures of nanotubes and graphene sheets have the highest electrical conductivity compared to networks of pure nanotubes. Maximum electrical conductivity was obtained for MWCNT/rGO hybrid structure (~22.6 kS/m). Networks of nanotubes and CNT/rGO hybrids can be used to form strong electrically conductive interconnections in nanoelectronics, as well as to create components for flexible electronics and bioelectronics, including intelligent wearable devices (IWDs).

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