Carbon nanotube-polymer composites : manufacture, properties, and applications /

• Main Author: Grady, Brian P.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
• Subjects: Carbon nanotubes.; Carbon composites.; Polymeric composites.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Circuits > General.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Circuits > Integrated.; Electronic books.

The accessible compendium of polymers in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-extremely thin tubes only a few nanometers in diameter but able to attain lengths thousands of times greater-are prime candidates for use in the development of polymer composite materials. Bringing together thou...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Introduction
• Carbon Nanotubes
• Dispersion, Orientation, and Lengths of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymers
• Effects of Carbon Nanotubes on Polymer Physics
• Mechanical and Rheological Properties
• Electrical Properties
• Thermal Conductivity
• Applications of Polymer₆Nanotube Composites
• Glossary
• Index.