On the buckling properties of concentric carbon/boron-nitride multi-walled nanotubes: A finite element investigation

Finite element modeling approach is used here to investigate the behavior of concentric multi-walled boron-nitride and carbon nanotubes under the compressive loadings. Double-walled and triple-walled concentric boron-nitride and carbon nanotubes with different arrangements and geometries are considered. It is shown that multi-walled boron-nitride nanotubes lose their stabilities at larger compressive forces than other arrangements in which at least one carbon wall exists. Comparing the armchair and zig-zag multi-walled nanotubes, the latter one has larger buckling force than the former one. It is also shown that the nanotubes with smaller radii have larger critical compressive forces than those with larger radii.     

基于碳纳米管的超级电容器聚吡咯电极复合方法

For the defect that the mechanical properties of polypyrrole supercapacitors decrease with charge and discharge cycles, and the cycle stability is poor, a compound method of polypyrrole electrode for supercapacitors based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes is proposed. The structure of the formed polypyrrole coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes effectively increase the specific surface area of the electrode material, the utilization rate of the active material and the electrical conductivity, improve the rapid charge and discharge performance of the electrode material, and greatly improve cyclic stability of polypyrrole. The composite electrode materi- al of polypyrrole and functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for supercapacitors is prepared by pulse current deposition meth- od. It is scanned at a scanning rate of 1000mV?s -1 in a 3mol?L -1 potassium chloride electrolyte, after 100,000-cycle, the capacity on- ly declines by 16%.     

Composite anode material of silicon/graphite/carbon nanotubes for Li-ion batteries

A composite anode material of silicon/graphite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) for Li-ion batteries was prepared by ball milling. This composite anode material showed a discharge capacity of 2274 mAh/g in the first cycle, and after 20 charge-discharge cycles, a reversible capacity of 584 mAh/g was retained, much higher than 218 mAh/g for silicon/graphite composite. It was observed that silicon particles were homogeneously embedded into the “lamellar structures” of flaked graphite particles, and the silicon/graphite composite particles were further wrapped by a MWNTs network. The improvement in the electrochemical properties of the composite anode material was mainly attributed to the excellent resiliency and good electric conductivity of the MWNTs network.     

Morphology and mechanical and electrical properties of oriented PVA-VGCF and PVA-MWNT composites

The composites poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and vapor growth carbon fiber (VGCFs) and multi wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared by gelation/crystallization from the mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water (H₂O). The composite films were elongated to 5-10-fold uniaxially. The mechanical properties of PVA composites were improved significantly by introduction of VGCFs and MWNTs and also by the orientation of fillers. Compared to VGCFs, MWNTs was more effective to improve the electric conductivity of the composites because of its network structure. The change in the electrical conductivity for the PVA/MWNT composites containing 5 wt% MWNT was independent of the draw ratio up to eight-fold indicating no disruption of the network formation. A certain high level of filler content was proved to be necessary for the promotion of both mechanical and electrical properties in oriented composite.     

聚偏氟乙烯/碳纳米管复合材料的制备及性能研究

通过溶剂蒸发成膜法制备了聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)/含镍碳纳米管(Ni-MWNTs)复合材料。对该复合材料的微观结构、结晶行为及热性能进行了研究。结果显示,随MWNTs的加入,PVDF中的β相晶体含量逐渐增加,表明MWNTs作为成核点有利于PVDF中极性相的生成,为提高PVDF基复合材料的铁电性能提供了新的研究方法。     

碳纳米管／聚氨酯纳米复合材料的制备及性能

采用可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合方法在碳纳米管表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯和聚苯乙烯嵌段共聚物MWNT-P(MMA-b-St),对碳纳米管进行改性。采用直接共混法制备碳纳米管/水性聚氨酯纳米复合材料。通过红外光谱(FT-IR)和透射电镜(TEM)对嵌段共聚物的结构进行了表征。碳纳米管加入对乳液成膜性影响不大。热失重分析(TGA)和力学性能测试结果表明,当改性后的碳纳米管含量为聚氨酯固体份的0.75%时,复合材料的热稳定性、拉伸强度和断裂伸长率均较聚氨酯有所提高。     

多壁碳纳米管吸附噻吩的研究

利用催化高温热解丙烯制得的多壁碳纳米管（MWNTs）对模拟汽油中的噻吩进行吸附脱除,考察了静态吸附条件对脱硫率的影响。结果表明,多壁碳纳米管能将模拟汽油中的噻吩吸附,其有效脱除率达86．053％,碳纳米管的饱和吸附量达0．4485mg／mg;剂油比和温度对吸附脱硫效果均有影响,室温基础上提高温度,有利于噻吩的脱除;噻吩的吸附符合Freundlich吸附等温方程。     

碳纳米管复合材料表面化学镀Ni-P合金

用化学镀的方法在多壁碳纳米管表面沉积Ni-P合金,制备了碳纳米管复合材料,并对制备的复合材料进行透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)表征.通过XRD分析表明,沉积在碳纳米管表面的Ni-P合金是非晶态的.TEM观察复合碳纳米管发现,在其表面沉积有分散均匀的纳米级金属颗粒,Ni-P合金呈球形,粒径大小约为20～30 nm.磁性测试结果为:其矫顽力是412.0 Oe,剩磁比为0.23.     

化学气相沉积法制备大面积定向碳纳米管

以二茂铁、二甲苯、氩气分别为催化剂先驱体、碳源、载气,直径100mm的刚玉管为反应室,石英玻璃为基底,催化热解制备定向碳纳米管.在50 min内,获得长600μm的定向碳纳米管阵列.SEM和TEM研究表明:二茂铁的二甲苯溶液导入反应室的入口温度控制在大约300℃时,能得到定向碳纳米管阵列;当载气流量从500ml/min增加到2000ml/min时,CNTs生长速度加快,长度增加;间歇地滴入二茂铁和二甲苯混合物,可能得到多层碳纳米管薄膜.     

MWNTs/UHMWPE复合材料的导电行为

采用溶液混合、超声波分散的方法,制备了多壁碳纳米管（MWNTs）/超高分子量聚乙烯（UHMWPE）复合材料,并对其电学性能进行了研究。结果表明,该种方法可以使MWNTs比较好地分散于UHMWPE基体中,复合材料均表现出明显的渗流行为;长径比大的L.MWNTs-60100具有较小的渗流阈值,并且具有较小的正温度系数（PT...