Polymer-mediated alignment of carbon nanotubes under high magnetic fields

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作者
Garmestani, H [1 ]
Al-Haik, MS
Dahmen, K
Tannenbaum, R
Li, DS
Sablin, SS
Hussaini, MY
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[1] FSU, FAMU, Coll Engn, Dept Mech Engn, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[3] Suntrans Inc, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[4] Florida State Univ, Sch Computat Sci & Informat Technol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
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10.1002/adma.200304932
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O6 [化学];
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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.
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