| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6725386 | Construction and Building Materials | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are beneficial reinforcement materials for high-performance and multifunctional cement-based composites. However, it is difficult to uniformly disperse CNTs/CNFs in cement-based composite during the composite fabrication process due to CNTs/CNFs aggregation. The in situ growth of CNTs/CNFs on cement/mineral admixture provides a new method to solve this issue. This article summarizes the methods and theories of in situ growth of CNTs/CNFs on cement/mineral admixture, including chemical vapor deposition method and microwave irradiating conductive polymers method. Properties of the cement-based composites made from the CNTs/CNFs-grown cement/mineral admixture are presented. The issues about the in situ growth of CNTs/CNFs on cement/mineral admixture that needed to be further studied are discussed.
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Authors
Shengwei Sun, Xun Yu, Baoguo Han, Jinping Ou,