Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes in Polystyrene Using Vibration and Electric Field

Abstract:

The most apparent advantages of thermoplastics are the recyclability and processibility. To obtain recyclable and injectable conductive polymer, this paper studied the filling of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in polystyrene(PS) and the aligning of CNT in PS under high frequency electric field and ultrasonic vibration using an experimental set up developed in our laboratory. Results of these studies would be very useful to the development of a new generation of micro fabrication method for producing integrated micro electronic products using micro injection molding that is the most cost effective way to produce micro products massively.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 591-593)
• Pages: 1117-1120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.591-593.1117
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Yan Xu, Wei Chen, Kai Leung Yung
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Electric Field, Polystyrene, Thermoplastics, Ultrasonic Vibration

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