title: Reactive bonding mediated high mass loading of individualized single-walled carbon nanotubes in an elastomeric polymer.
abstract: A reactive chemical bonding strategy was developed for the incorporation of a high mass loading of individual single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) into an elastomeric matrix using a reactive ionic liquid as a linker. This method simultaneously prevented the agglomeration of SWCNTs and caused strong interfacial bonding, while the electronic properties of the SWCNTs remained intact. As a result, the high conductivity of the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the flexibility of the elastomeric matrix were retained, producing optimum electrical and mechanical properties. A composite material with a loading of 20 wt% SWCNTs was fabricated with excellent mechanical properties and a high conductivity (9500 S m(-1)). The method could be used to form transparent thin conductive films that could tolerate over 800 bend cycles at a bending angle of 180° while maintaining a constant sheet resistance.
authors.affiliation: College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd, Xiasha High-tech Zone, Hangzhou 310036, China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yongjin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jishan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Jichun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Wenyong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao