Recent developments concerning the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymers
1Carbon Nanotube Technology Center (CaNTeC) and School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA. bpgrady@ou.edu.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
|May 19, 2011
Abstract:
The ability to control the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymers is key to most applications of nanotube-polymer composites. This feature article describes recent advances in methods used to disperse carbon nanotubes and considers how these methods affect dispersion on different length scales. It is becoming increasing clear that perfect dispersion is not desired for many applications, in particular for electrical conductivity, and controlling the dispersion is key for proper function of the composite in its intended application.
