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Electrically conductive, optically transparent polymer/carbon nanotube composites and process for preparation thereof (Document No: 20110008809)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | The present invention is directed to the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into polymer matrices. The nanocomposites are prepared using polymer matrices and exhibit a unique combination of properties, most notably, high retention of optical transparency in the visible range (i.e., 400-800 nm), electrical conductivity, and high thermal stability. By appropriate selection of the matrix resin, additional properties such as vacuum ultraviolet radiation resistance, atomic oxygen resistance, high glass transition (T.sub.g) temperatures, and excellent toughness can be attained. The resulting nanocomposites can be used to fabricate or formulate a variety of articles such as coatings on a variety of substrates, films, foams, fibers, threads, adhesives and fiber coated prepreg. The properties of the nanocomposites can be adjusted by selection of the polymer matrix and CNT to fabricate articles that possess high optical transparency and antistatic behavior. |
| File Size | 1543727 |
| Page Count | 22 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110008809 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7tn26r57 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-03-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Electronics And Electrical Engineering Patents Polymer Matrix Composites Nanocomposites Electrical Resistivity Inventions Carbon Nanotubes Matrix Materials Thermal Stability Transparence Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |