Advanced Materials · 2003 · 175 citations · 25 references
Materials ScienceMagnetic PropertiesBulk Epoxy MatrixEngineeringCarbon-based MaterialNanomaterialsNanotechnologyCarbon NanotechnologyNanomanufacturingApplied PhysicsEpoxy ChainsPolymer-based MagnetCarbon MaterialsCarbon-based FilmsNanocompositeMagnetic FieldNanotubesCarbon Nanotubes
Alignment of single‐walled carbon nanotubes in a bulk epoxy matrix (see Figure) has been achieved through the processing of the composite inside a high magnetic field (15–25 T). The self‐organization of the epoxy chains inside the magnetic field mediated the reorientation process of the single‐walled carbon nanotubes. The alignment becomes more pronounced as a function of the magnetic field strength.
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