Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composites: investigating their electrical and physical characteristics

Sumanth Banda; Zoubeida Ounaies; John Wilkinson; Cheol Park; Joycelyn Harrison

doi:10.1117/12.541817

21 July 2004 Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composites: investigating their electrical and physical characteristics

Sumanth Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, John Wilkinson, Cheol Park, Joycelyn Harrison

Proceedings Volume 5387, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541817
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composites aligned by an AC electric field were characterized using Raman spectroscopy and electrical conductivity measurements to assess the resulting alignment. The Polarized Raman spectra was recorded at several angles between the SWNT axis and the incident polarization ranging from 0° to 180°. Inspection of the spectra revealed that maximum intensity is obtained when the polarization of incident radiation is parallel to the SWNT axis (0° and 180°), while the smallest intensity is obtained when the polarization of incident radiation is perpendicular to the SWNT axis (90°). The electrical measurements were made in three directions; parallel to the aligned SWNTs and perpendicular to the aligned SWNTs. Based on the electrical conductivity and polarized Raman spectroscopy measurements, it can be concluded that the SWNTs in the polymer matrix were preferentially aligned by applying an AC electric field of 43.5 V/mm at a frequency of 1 Hz, 10 Hz, 10 KHz and 100 KHz.

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Sumanth Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, John Wilkinson, Cheol Park, and Joycelyn Harrison "Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composites: investigating their electrical and physical characteristics", Proc. SPIE 5387, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, (21 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541817

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