Gel-carbon nanotube materials: The relationship between nanotube network connectivity and conductivity

The electrical resistance of carbon nanotube networks (NNs) prepared from combinations of gellan gum, xanthan gum, Triton X-100, SWNT and MWNT is reported. It is demonstrated that the NN conductivity can be obtained by analysing the resistance of two overlapping NN as a function of their overlap dis...

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Main Authors: Songmee N., Singjai P., In Het Panhuis M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956364441&partnerID=40&md5=31978dcf061ac1608ae23482a0b21d99
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/6221
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:The electrical resistance of carbon nanotube networks (NNs) prepared from combinations of gellan gum, xanthan gum, Triton X-100, SWNT and MWNT is reported. It is demonstrated that the NN conductivity can be obtained by analysing the resistance of two overlapping NN as a function of their overlap distance. Unexpectedly, the connectivity between two overlapping NN was found to scale with the electrical conductivity over 4 orders of magnitude. Insights into the dependence of inter-NN contact on applied pressure were obtained. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.