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Recent Advances in Carbon-Nanotube-Based Epoxy Composites

  • Jin, Fan-Long (School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Park, Soo-Jin (Department of Chemistry, Inha University)
  • Received : 2012.09.04
  • Accepted : 2012.10.30
  • Published : 2013.01.31
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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are increasingly attracting scientific and industrial interest because of their outstanding characteristics, such as a high Young's modulus and tensile strength, low density, and excellent electrical and thermal properties. The incorporation of CNTs into polymer matrices greatly improves the electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the materials. Surface modification of CNTs can improve their processibility and dispersion within the composites. This paper aims to review the surface modification of CNTs, processing technologies, and mechanical and electrical properties of CNT-based epoxy composites.

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