Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1466159 | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Fabricating carbon nanotube-based composites requires high degree of dispersion of carbon nanotubes into a polymer matrix. The widely used approaches reported in open literature for such a purpose are usually complicated and high-cost. Herein, we found that Chinese ink could be used to prepare composites composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The Chinese ink acted as a solvent and a dispersant. The MWCNT-ink-PVA ternary composite possessed both high flexibility and high electrical conductivity, with an optimized electrical conductivity of 8.17 S cm−1. This simple method is believed to be applicable to other nanosacle carbon materials.
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Authors
W.L. Yan, A. Dasari, L.B. Kong,