title: Preparation of buckypaper-copper composites and investigation of their conductivity and mechanical properties.
abstract: Buckypaper-metal composites are prepared by substrate-enhanced electroless deposition of copper onto strips of buckypaper (see picture). Electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of these buckypaper-copper composites at different copper content are investigated. The conductivity is shown to increases by up to 350 %, and the Young's modulus and the ultimate tensile strength of the composites by 282 % and 290 % respectively over pristine buckypaper.
authors.affiliation: The School of Chemistry and CRANN Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: Michele T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Yenny R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Conaty
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Blighe
authors.forename: Johnathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Yurii K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Gun'ko