Carbon Nanotubes and Their Nanocomposites

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Simoes, S (Author) FEUP; Filomena Viana (Author) FEUP; Vieira, MF (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Zero- to Three-Dimensional Materials and Their Composites - Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites

Pages: 75-106

ISBN: 9783527683772

Electronic ISBN: 9783527337804

Indexing

Scopus - 5 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-BG8

DOI: 10.1002/9783527683772.ch3

Abstract (EN): In recent years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely studied as nanomaterials and as reinforcement for various types of matrices due to their extraordinary properties. The properties of CNTs are strongly dependent on their structure (number of walls) as well as the type of production technology, number and type of defects, and degree of tangle, among other features. Successful production of composites reinforced with CNTs depends crucially on the uniform dispersion of CNTs in the matrix and a strong bond with this matrix. This chapter provides an overview of the properties of CNTs, methods of synthesis, and surface functionalization, as well as the production and characterization of composites reinforced with CNTs.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 31