title: A facile method to align carbon nanotubes on polymeric membrane substrate.
abstract: The alignment of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is the fundamental requirement to ensure their excellent functions but seems to be desolated in recent years. A facile method, hot-press combined with peel-off (HPPO), is introduced here, through which CNT can be successfully vertically aligned on the polymeric membrane substrate. Shear force and mechanical stretch are proposed to be the main forces to align the tubes perpendicular to the substrate surface during the peel-off process. The alignment of CNT keeps its orientation in a thin hybrid membrane by dip-coating cellulose acetate dope solution. It is expected that the stable alignment of CNT by HPPO would contribute to the realization of its potential applications.
authors: Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of MOE, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
authors: Haiyang
authors: H
authors: Zhao
authors: Zhijun
authors: Z
authors: Zhou
authors: Hang
authors: H
authors: Dong
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Huanlin
authors: H
authors: Chen
authors: Lian
authors: L
authors: Hou