Enhanced dispersion and material properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube composites through turbulent Taylor-Couette flow
- Authors
- Lee, Sang-Eui; Park, Sung-Hoon
- Issue Date
- Apr-2017
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Keywords
- Carbon nanotube; Electrical conductivity; Dispersion; Turbulent Taylor-Couette flow
- Citation
- COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, v.95, pp.118 - 124
- Journal Title
- COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
- Volume
- 95
- Start Page
- 118
- End Page
- 124
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/6413
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.01.005
- ISSN
- 1359-835X
- Abstract
- We report enhanced dispersion conditions and electrical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites through the use of turbulent Taylor-Couette flow. The vortex flow, which is created in a cavity between concentric inner rotating and outer stationary cylinders, provided a uniform dispersion of MWCNTs in a polymer matrix through debundling highly entangled carbon nanotubes. Compared with a three-roll milling process that can apply mechanical shear forces to bundles of MWCNTs, the turbulent Taylor-Couette process generates fluidic shear forces that can more effectively exfoliate MWCNTs, particularly for high MWCNT concentrations. This was validated by the high electrical conductivity that reached 1640 S/m for uniformly dispersed carbon nanotubes in a silicone polymer matrix (at 21.8 Vol% of MWCNT). In view of their high electrical conductivity and uniform dispersion, the MWCNT composites can be promising for rapid electric heating elements. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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