Carbon nanotube film based multifunctional composite materials: an overview

Abstract

Carbon nanotube (CNT) films are well known for their ultra-low density, high porosity, tunable conductivity and a number of other desirable characteristics. Integrating CNT films into composite materials would endow these structural materials with multifunctionality while adding only negligibly to their weight. This review introduces the fabrication of CNT films and presents the state-of-the-art research advances of CNT-film-enabled functions of composite materials, such as resistive heating, lightning strike protection, electromagnetic interference shielding, and structural health monitoring. Future research on CNT-film-based multifunctional composite materials is also discussed.

The influence of carbon nanotube buckypaper/poly (ether imide) mats on the thermal properties of poly (ether imide) and poly (aryl ether ketone)/carbon fiber laminates

“…As mentioned in Section 2.3, three BP samples were processed through vacuum filtration technique with the assistance of an ultrasound probe (ultrasonication), using the following parameters: 40% amplitude, 10s on and 5 s of the cycle, and processing time of 40 min, according to work published by Rojas et al [18]. Ultrasonication technique is widely used to process carbon nanotubes buckypapers, however long time and high power can induce side wall broken, tubes shorten and amorphous carbon degradation [47]. Therefore, the ultrasound's power was varied (50, 75, and 100 W), and its influence was studied on the morphological, porosity, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy analyzes of the BP.…”

Composite Fabrics of Conformal MoS2 Grown on CNT Fibers: Tough Battery Anodes without Metals or Binders

“…One avenue to produce nanocomposite battery electrodes is from dispersions of active materials and nanofillers, as successfully demonstrated for graphene and/or CNTs with various chemistries (e.g., Si, lithium titanate, transition metal oxides, and MoS 2 ). An alternative method is to integrate the active material into a preformed nanocarbon network, such as a fabric of CNT fibers. , The active material can then be directly infused or grown through wet-chemical, electrochemical, or gas-phase processes . A common feature of these composite electrodes with a built-in current collector is low electrical resistance for charge extraction. , One benefit is that these fabrics have (mass-normalized) electrical conductivity approaching Cu and tensile mechanical properties in the high-performance range, , eliminating the need for current collectors and unlocking structural properties .…”

Damage detection of composite materials via electrical resistance measurement and IR thermography: A review

“…Carbon nanomaterials can deliver superb multifunctional and mechanical properties to conventional composite materials when they are properly dispersed in the matrix [77][78][79][80]. Such benevolent influence of carbon nanomaterials is rooted from their own unique material properties and, thus, it is important to understand the material properties of the carbon nanomaterials.…”