Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1503269 | Scripta Materialia | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Thermal conductivities of fully dense multi-wall carbon nanotube/silica nanocomposites processed by spark plasma sintering were evaluated using a laser flash technique. It was found that incorporation of 5 and 10 vol.% carbon nanotube improved the conductivities of the nanocomposites, and this improvement was enhanced with increasing sintering temperature and duration. A maximum conductivity of 4.08 W m−1 K−1 was measured for 10 vol.% carbon nanotube-containing nanocomposites sintered at 1050 °C for 10 min.
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Authors
Ramasamy Sivakumar, Shuqi Guo, Toshiyuki Nishimura, Yutaka Kagawa,