Thermal conductivity of MWCNT/epoxy composites: The effects of length, alignment and functionalization

• Published in: Carbon (New York) Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 2083 - 2090
• Main Authors: Park, Jin Gyu, Cheng, Qunfeng, Lu, Jun, Bao, Jianwen, Li, Shu, Tian, Ying, Liang, Zhiyong, Zhang, Chuck, Wang, Ben
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alignment; Bonding; Carbon; carbon nanotubes; Chemistry; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; epoxides; Exact sciences and technology; Fullerenes and related materials; diamonds, graphite; General and physical chemistry; Heat transfer; Materials science; Multi wall carbon nanotubes; Physics; Polymer matrix composites; Specific materials; Surface physical chemistry; temperature; Thermal conductivity; Walls; Interfaces; Electrical conductivity; Composite materials; Functionalization; Multiwalled nanotube; Ambient temperature; Carbon nanotubes; Thermal conductivity; Carbon

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) show great promise to improve composite electrical and thermal conductivity due to their exceptional high intrinsic conductance performance. In this research, long multi-walled carbon nanotubes (long-MWCNTs) and its thin sheet of entangled nanotubes were used to make composit...