Structural Properties of Chemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Thin Films †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Buckypaper | Vp (cm3/g) | φ |
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Oxidized-dense | 0.6718 | 0.55 |
Oxidized-foamy | 0.6467 | 0.63 |
Epoxidized-H2O | 2.6698 | 0.85 |
Epoxidized-CH2Cl2 | 3.1470 | 0.88 |
Buckypaper | σ (MPa) | ε (%) | E (GPa) |
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Oxidized-dense | 14.03 ± 1.80 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 2.83 ± 0.20 |
Oxidized-foamy | 9.14 ± 2.00 | 0.44 ± 0.12 | 2.28 ± 0.25 |
Epoxidized-H2O | 2.10 ± 0.12 | 2.35 ± 0.32 | 0.20 ± 0.02 |
Epoxidized-CH2Cl2 | 2.42 ± 0.16 | 3.42 ± 0.50 | 0.21 ± 0.04 |
Buckypaper | σ (S/cm) |
---|---|
Oxidized-dense | 10.3 |
Oxidized-foamy | 10.1 |
Epoxidized-H2O | 7.1 |
Epoxidized-CH2Cl2 | 6.0 |
3. Experimental Section
Chemical treatment | Solvent | Drying | Structural integrity | Sample name |
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Oxidation | Water | “Dense” processing | Yes | Oxidized-dense |
“Foamy” processing | Yes | Oxidized-foamy | ||
Dichloromethane | “Dense” processing | No | – | |
“Foamy” processing | No | – | ||
Epoxidation | Water | “Dense” processing | Yes | Epoxidized-H2O |
“Foamy” processing | No | – | ||
Dichloromethane | “Dense” processing | Yes | Epoxidized-CH2Cl2 | |
“Foamy” processing | No | – |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Trakakis G, Tasis D, Parthenios J, Galiotis C, Papagelis K. Structural Properties of Chemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Thin Films. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2360-2371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062360
Chicago/Turabian StyleTrakakis, George, Dimitrios Tasis, John Parthenios, Costas Galiotis, and Konstantinos Papagelis. 2013. "Structural Properties of Chemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Thin Films" Materials 6, no. 6: 2360-2371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062360