Polymer‐Mediated Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes under High Magnetic Fields
- 17 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 15 (22) , 1918-1921
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200304932
Abstract
Alignment of single‐walled carbon nanotubes in a bulk epoxy matrix (see Figure) has been achieved through the processing of the composite inside a high magnetic field (15–25 T). The self‐organization of the epoxy chains inside the magnetic field mediated the reorientation process of the single‐walled carbon nanotubes. The alignment becomes more pronounced as a function of the magnetic field strength.Keywords
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