The mechanical and electrical properties of direct-spun carbon nanotube mats

J. C. Stallard; W. Tan; F. R. Smail; T. S. Gspann; A. M. Boies; N. A. Fleck

doi:10.1016/j.eml.2018.03.003

The mechanical and electrical properties of direct-spun carbon nanotube mats

J. C. Stallard, W. Tan, F. R. Smail, T. S. Gspann, A. M. Boies, N. A. Fleck

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Abstract

The mechanical and electrical properties of a direct-spun carbon nanotube mat are measured. The mat comprises an interlinked random network of nanotube bundles, with approximately 40 nanotubes in a bundle. A small degree of in-plane anisotropy is observed. The bundles occasionally branch, and the mesh topology resembles a 2D lattice of nodal connectivity slightly below 4. The macroscopic in-plane tensile response is elasto-plastic in nature, with significant orientation hardening. In-situ microscopy reveals that the nanotube bundles do not slide past each other at their junctions under macroscopic strain. A micromechanical model is developed to relate the macroscopic modulus and flow strength to the longitudinal shear response of the nanotube bundles. The mechanical and electrical properties of the mat are compared with those of other nanotube arrangements over a wide range of density.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	65-75
Number of pages	11
Journal	Extreme Mechanics Letters
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2018.03.003
State	Published - May 2018

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The authors acknowledge the assistance of Simon Griggs of the Department of Materials Science for assistance with in-situ microscopy, Hadi Modarres and Michael De Volder of the Institute for Manufacturing for assistance with Thermogravimetric Analysis, and Tortech Nano Fibers Ltd. for supplying CNT mat. The authors acknowledge funding from the EPSRC project ‘Advanced Nanotube Application and Manufacturing (ANAM) Initiative’ under Grant No. EP/M015211/1 .

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Carbon nanotube mat
In-situ testing
Mechanical properties
Nanotube bundles

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