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Research Projects
Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Nanocomposites
The goal of my
research is to create high performance carbon nanotube-polymer
composites by developing efficient methods to bridge the nano-
and macro-scale properties of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes
are known for its unique and interesting properties, allowing
multi-functional materials that excel any current materials to
be fabricated. However, the nano-scale properties of carbon
nanotubes have not been fully understood to translate into
properties in the macro-scale world. Examples of carbon nanotube-based
materials include transparent conductive coatings over optical
fibers by layer-by-layer assemblies, ultra-strong and
lightweight carbon nanotube composite films, bio-compatible and
electrically conductive transplantable carbon nanotube-based
biomaterials, and high thermoelectric materials created from
carbon nanotube and metal super-lattice structures.
References
B. Shim,
Z. Tang, M. Morabito, A. Agarawal, N. Kotov, “Integration of
conductivity, transparency, and mechanical strength into highly
homogeneous LBL composites of SWNT”, Chemistry of Materials,
(Accepted)
B. Shim,
P. Podsiadlo, D. Lilly, A. Agarawal, J. Lee, Z. Tang, S. Ho, P.
Ingle, D. Paterson, W. Lu, N. Kotov, “Nanostructured thin films
made by dewetting method of layer-by-layer assembly”, Nano
Letters, (Accepted)
B. Shim,
J. Starkovich, N. Kotov, “Multilayer composites from vapor-grown
carbon nanofibers”, Compos. Sci.
Technol., 66, 1171, 2006
B. Shim,
N. Kotov, “Single-walled carbon nanotube combing during
layer-by-layer assembly: from random adsorption to aligned
composites”, Langmuir, 21, 9381, 2005
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