Multilayer foam structures of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTS)
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsChiara Daraio, Abha Misra, Jordan R. Raney
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Abstract
A method for making a multilayer foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is disclosed. The method comprises synthesizing a layer of CNTs and sandwiching the layer of CNTs between two polymeric layers, or between two metallic layers or foils.
Claims10
A method for making a multilayer foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the method comprising:
- synthesizing a layer of CNTs;
- sandwiching the layer of CNTs between two polymeric layers;
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- sequentially repeating the sandwiching of the layer of CNTs between the two polymeric layers to obtain a plurality of alternating layers of CNTs and polymeric layers.
A method for making a multilayer foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the method comprising:
- synthesizing a layer of CNTs;
- sandwiching the layer of CNTs between two polymeric layers;
- and
- comprising conferring electric conductivity properties to CNTs structure by providing a conducting film of entangled CNTs or buckypaper (BP) within or to each of the polymeric layers.
A method for making a foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the method comprising:
- synthesizing a layer of CNTs;
- overlapping a first side of the layer of CNTs with a first polymeric layer and overlapping a second side of the layer of CNTs with a second polymeric layer to obtain a multilayer structure of alternating polymeric layers and a layer of CNTs;
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- stacking a plurality of said multilayer structures, thus making the foam structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.