A composition comprising carbon nanotubes and non-conjugated polymer molecules and method of preparation thereof
AssigneeOxford University Innovation Limited
InventorsGiulio MAZZOTTA, Robin John NICHOLAS, Moritz Kilian RIEDE
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Abstract
A composition, which may be in the form of a film, comprises a network of carbon nanotubes. One or more non-conjugated polymer molecules are associated with individual carbon nanotubes or small bundles of carbon nanotubes in the form of polymer-nanotube complexes
Claims19
A composition comprising a network of carbon nanotubes, wherein one or more non-conjugated polymer molecules are associated with individual carbon nanotubes or small bundles of carbon nanotubes in the form of polymer-nanotube complexes.
A composition according to any preceding claim, having a conductivity of greater than 0.1 S/cm, preferably greater than 1.0 S/cm, preferably greater than 10 S/cm.
A composition comprising one or more non-conjugated polymer molecules associated with individual carbon nanotubes or small bundles of carbon nanotubes in the form of polymer-nanotube complexes, the polymer-nanotube complexes being dispersed in a solvent.
A method of preparing a composition, the method comprising mixing carbon nanotubes with non-conjugated polymer molecules in a solvent, whereby one or more non-conjugated polymer molecules associate with individual carbon nanotubes or small bundles of carbon nanotubes to form polymer-nanotube complexes.
A composition or a method according to any preceding claim, wherein the carbon nanotubes are single-walled and/or multi-walled.
A composition or a method according to any preceding claim, wherein the polymer comprises at least one of ethylene-vinyl acetate, poly(vinyl acetate), polyimide, polyethylene, poly(ethylene terephthalate), and polypropylene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.