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US 2007/0026231 A1Published application
Method of coating an anode/collector with carbon nanotubes
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsDonald Shiffler, Michael Haworth
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Abstract
A vacuum tube having its anode/collector coated with carbon nanotube-based material in which five percent or more of the carbon nanotubes are aligned parallel to the anode/collector's surface.
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A method of coating an anode/collector with carbon nanotubes comprising the steps of:
- forming a coating comprised of carbon nanotubes onto an anode/collector by applying a carbonizable resin to the anode/collector and depositing carbon nanotubes onto the cabonizable resin:
- pyrobonding the coating onto the anode/collector by heating the anode/collector in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to a temperature sufficient to decompose the carbonizable resin and release volatile components;
- infiltrating the coating with carbon by pyrolysis through chemical vapor deposition;
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- removing any residual water from the coating.
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