PMSE 40 |
| Due to their exquisite structures and outstanding mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have stimulated research efforts in a broad range of areas, including nano-reinforced materials, miniaturized electronics and other multifunctional devices. When decorated with metal nanostructures, CNTs have demonstrated many new exciting properties that rival the state-of-the-art materials used in fuel cells, biosensors, electromagnetic interference shielding, and fabrication of complex CNT networks. Therefore, recently the metallization of CNTs has drawn new research attention while CNTs have been successfully coated with metal nanoparticles including Pt, Au, Pd, Ti, Ni, Cu, Al, and Fe by various methods. This work reports a novel technique to electrodeposit metal nanostructures on CNTs. The amount and the morphology of the deposited metal nanostructures can be precisely manipulated by customizing the processes for the material pretreatment and controlling the electrochemical parameters. |
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Nanotechnology Applications in Coatings
8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Sunday, 10 September 2006 San Francisco Marriott -- Salon C1, Oral
Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering |