Highly Concentrated 3D Macrostructure of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in a Ceramic Environment

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201134
• Publication Date: 2012-06-22T16:41:01Z
• Authors: Mehdi Estili; Akira Kawasaki; Yoshio Sakka
• Keywords: Carbon fibers

A highly concentrated 3D macrostructure of individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is practically realized in a ceramic environment with poreless/intimate interfaces by scalable aqueous colloidal approach. This concept dramatically improves not only the transport property and network connectivity MWCNT macrostructures (a DC-conductivity nearly 5000 S m−1) but also strain tolerance environment. Such low-cost novel MWCNT/ceramic hybrids have many potential functional structural applications. Detailed facts importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". documents peer-reviewed, copy-edited or typeset. They made available submitted authors. Please note: The publisher responsible for content functionality any supporting information supplied Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed corresponding author article.