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US 2026/0106047 A1Published application
Carbon nanostructure composites for radiation shielding and methods of making and using thereof
AssigneeCarbice Corporation
InventorsBaratunde COLA, Craig GREEN, Erik ANDERSON
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Abstract
Carbon nanostructure-based composites and methods of making and using thereof are described. The carbon nanostructure-based composites may be single-layered or multi-tiered composites. Such composites can be useful for radiation shielding, such as experienced by spacecraft and space satellites.
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A single-layered carbon nanostructure-based composite comprising:
- a vertically aligned carbon nanostructure array comprising a plurality of carbon nanostructures on a substrate or support;
- optionally a high shielding efficiency material coating on the plurality of carbon nanostructures of the vertically aligned carbon nanostructure array;
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- a low-Z material coating the plurality of carbon nanostructures of the vertically aligned carbon nanostructure array.
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A multi-tiered carbon nanostructure-based composite comprising:
- at least two vertically aligned carbon nanostructure arrays each comprising a plurality of carbon nanostructures on a substrate or support;
- optionally a high shielding efficiency material coating on the plurality of carbon nanostructures of each of the at least two vertically aligned carbon nanostructure arrays;
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- a low-Z material coating the plurality of carbon nanostructures of the vertically aligned carbon nanostructure array;
- wherein the at least two vertically aligned carbon nanostructure arrays having the optional high shielding efficiency material coating and the low-Z material coating thereon are stacked to form the multi-tiered carbon nanostructure-based composite comprising at least two tiers.
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A method of making a multi-tiered carbon nanostructure-based composite comprising the steps of:
- (1′″) forming or providing at least two vertically aligned carbon nanostructure arrays each on a substrate or support;
- (2′″) optionally depositing or forming at least one high shielding efficiency material coating on each of the carbon nanostructures of the at least two arrays of step (1′″);
- (3′″) forming a low-Z material coating on each of the at least two arrays to provide at least two single-layer carbon nanostructure-based composites;
- (4′″) applying an adhesive coating layer onto each of the at least two single-layered carbon nanostructure-based composites;
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- (5′″) stacking the at least two single-layer carbon nanostructure-based composites of step (4′″) to provide a multi-tiered carbon nanostructure-based composite.
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