A Research on the Dispersion Stability of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

DOI

10.2991/icmit-16.2016.154How to use a DOI?

Keywords

carbon nanotubes, multi-walled, dispersion, stability, aligned.

Abstract

The alignment of carbon nanotubes in composite materials can make the materials anisotropic. This characteristic has drawn a lot of attention recently. This paper examined the stability properties and working lifetime of carbon nanotube suspensions containing highly aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube bundles. Suspensions were made using temperature-controlled and non-temperature-controlled ultrasonic dispersion of aligned carbon nanotubes in solvent. The absorbance of carbon nanotube suspensions was measured employing UV-visible spectrophotometry. The increased stability due to various surfactants (dispersion agents) (SDBS / oleic acid / polymer) was also studied. Results were compared with suspensions made with conventional multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiao-Ning Liang
AU  - Wei Li
PY  - 2016/04
DA  - 2016/04
TI  - A Research on the Dispersion Stability of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Information Technology
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 845
EP  - 850
SN  - 2352-538X
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DO  - 10.2991/icmit-16.2016.154
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