ABSTRACTThis work reports temperature dependent thermal and electrical properties characterization of long (mm size) single-walled carbon nanotube strands. Electrical properties are measured using a 4-probe method. Thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity are determined using an AC driven, self-heating method. Normalized values of resistivity, thermal conductivity, specific heat, thermal diffusivity, and the temperature coefficient of resistance are reported. The trends observed in the temperature dependent properties are comparable with previously published data on multi-walled carbon nanotube strands measured with a similar technique.
Currently, composite materials composed of a matrix and reinforcing components are widely used as a structural material for various engineering devices designed to operate under extreme loads of different types. By modifying a composite with structure-sensitive inclusions, such as a single-wall carbon nanotube, the mechanical properties, especially elastic characteristics, of the resulting material can be significantly improved. The results of investigation of a single-walled carbon nanotubes chirality influence on its elastic properties are presented. Various configurations of nanotubes, such as zigzag and armchair are considered. The dependences of the nanotube bulk modulus and shear modulus of its diameter are shown.
Prediction of the elastic properties of single walled carbon nanotube reinforced polymers: A comparative study of several micromechanical models