title: Aqueous colloidal processing of single-wall carbon nanotubes and their composites with ceramics.
abstract: A unique combination of acid treatment, aqueous colloidal processing, and spark-plasma sintering (SPS) has been used to fabricate high-density Al2O3 /single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) composites with well-distributed SWNTs and other carbon nanostructures ('nano-onions', diamond) at Al2O3 grain boundaries. This approach could be used to obtain well-controlled microstructures of ceramic/SWNT composites for tailored mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. In addition, the colloidal approach for dispersing SWNTs presented here could be used for the controlled manipulation of SWNTs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Rosalía
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poyato
authors.forename: Alexander L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vasiliev
authors.forename: Nitin P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Padture
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura