A review on carbon nanotubes and graphene as fillers in reinforced polymer nanocomposites

G Mittal, V Dhand, KY Rhee, SJ Park… - Journal of industrial and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, carbonaceous nanofillers such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) play a
promising role due to their better structural, functional properties and broad range of …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: A review

PC Ma, NA Siddiqui, G Marom, JK Kim - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hold the promise of delivering exceptional mechanical properties
and multi-functional characteristics. Ever-increasing interest in applying CNTs in many …

Functionalization as a way to enhance dispersion of carbon nanotubes in matrices: A review

L Lavagna, R Nisticò, S Musso, M Pavese - Materials today chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The past 3 decades of thorough scientific scrutiny of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) revealed
that, in spite of their remarkable properties, some technological applications are adversely …

Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties

Z Spitalsky, D Tasis, K Papagelis, C Galiotis - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes have long been recognized as the stiffest and strongest man-made
material known to date. In addition, their high electrical conductivity has roused interest in …

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 …

Soluble, exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets

Y Lin, TV Williams, JW Connell - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), the isoelectric analogue of graphite, was functionalized
using lipophilic and hydrophilic amine molecules. The functionalization induced the …

Dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix: a review

XL Xie, YW Mai, XP Zhou - Materials science and engineering: R: Reports, 2005 - Elsevier
Polymer/carbon nanotube (CNT) composites are expected to have good processability
characteristics of the polymer and excellent functional properties of the CNTs. The critical …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber/polymer composites

MH Al-Saleh, U Sundararaj - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, the mechanical properties of vapor grown carbon nanofiber (VGCNF)/polymer
composites are reviewed. The paper starts with the structural and intrinsic mechanical …

Structural and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites

SC Tjong - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2006 - Elsevier
Recently, polymer nanocomposites reinforced with lower volume fraction of nanoceramics
and carbon nanotubes have attracted steadily growing interest due to their peculiar and …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes: properties and applications

YP Sun, K Fu, Y Lin, W Huang - Accounts of chemical research, 2002 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes can be functionalized via amidation and esterification of the nanotube-
bound carboxylic acids. The solubility of these functionalized carbon nanotubes makes it …