Chemistry of carbon nanotubes

D Tasis, N Tagmatarchis, A Bianco, M Prato - Chemical reviews, 2006 - ACS Publications
The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Fabrication and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polymer blend membranes

JH Choi, J Jegal, WN Kim - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/polysulfone (PSf) blend membranes were
prepared by a phase inversion process, using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) as a solvent …

Low percolation thresholds of electrical conductivity and rheology in poly (ethylene terephthalate) through the networks of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

G Hu, C Zhao, S Zhang, M Yang, Z Wang - Polymer, 2006 - Elsevier
Coagulation method was first used to prepare nanocomposites of multi-wall carbon
nanotubes (MWNT) and poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET). The morphology of …

Control of multiwall carbon nanotubes dispersion in polyamide6 matrix: An assessment through electrical conductivity

PV Kodgire, AR Bhattacharyya, S Bose, N Gupta… - Chemical Physics …, 2006 - Elsevier
The homogeneous dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNT) remains a hindrance in exploiting
the exceptional properties associated with CNT in polymer/CNT composites. Here we …

Enhanced interactions between multi-walled carbon nanotubes and polystyrene induced by melt mixing

Z Zhang, J Zhang, P Chen, B Zhang, J He, GH Hu - Carbon, 2006 - Elsevier
The effect of melt mixing on the interaction between multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(MWNTs) and polystyrene (PS) matrix has been investigated. The interaction between …

Influence of multiwall carbon nanotube on physical properties of poly (ethylene 2, 6‐naphthalate) nanocomposites

JY Kim, SH Kim - Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer nanocomposites consisting of multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and poly
(ethylene 2, 6‐naphthalate)(PEN) were prepared by a melt blending process in a twin‐screw …

Thermal and mechanical behavior of carbon‐nanotube‐filled latex

JC Grunlan, YS Kim, S Ziaee, X Wei… - Macromolecular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Composite films were prepared from a mixture of poly (vinyl acetate) latex and SWNTs. SEM
images reveal a segregated SWNT network that grows heavier with increasing …

Crystallization behavior of carbon nanotubes‐filled polyamide 1010

B Wang, G Sun, J Liu, X He, J Li - Journal of applied polymer …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The nanocomposites of polyamide1010 (PA1010) filled with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were
prepared by melt mixing techniques. The isothermal melt‐crystallization kinetics and …

Surface resistivity and rheological behaviors of carboxylated Multiwall carbon nanotube‐filled PET composite film

D Ho Shin, K Han Yoon… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) nanocomposites with poly (ethylene
terephthalate)(PET) were prepared via in situ polymerization. The refluxing time was more …

Drag on a nanotube in uniform liquid argon flow

W Tang, SG Advani - The Journal of chemical physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to
investigate uniform liquid argon flow past a carbon nanotube. In the simulation, nanotubes …