Electrically conductive nanocomposite

Benoit et al. (41) obtained electrically conductive nanocomposites by dispersing SWCNT and PMMA in toluene, followed by drop casting the mixture on substrates. Thin films of SWCNT-PMMA composites for different CNT concentration were produced by spin casting by Chapelle et al. (54) and Stephan et al. (55). They characterized these nanocomposites by Raman spectroscopy to study interactions between nanotubes and PMMA and found that PMMA tends to intercalate between the CNTs thereby increasing the distance between the nanotubes in the film. 

The new nanocomposites might find interesting uses in chemical sensors or paint formulations for antistatic applications, as well as in the development of electrically conductive nanocomposites with better mechanical properties due to the high mechanical strength of the T-CNs. 

Keywords Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, microwave absorption, electrical conductivity, nanocomposites, intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs), polyaniline, carbon nanotubes, graphene, shielding effectiveness, reflection loss, absorption loss, complex permittivity and permeabdity... 

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Toolbox for Dispersing Carbon Nanotubes into Polymers to Get Electrically Conductive Nanocomposites... 

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