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

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Abstract

  • 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.

Authors

  •   Songmee, Naratip (external author)
  •   Singjai, Pisith (external author)
  •   in het Panhuis, Marc

Publication Date

  • 2010

Citation

  • Songmee, N., Singjai, P. & in het Panhuis, M. (2010). Gel-carbon nanotube materials: the relationship between nanotube network connectivity and conductivity. Nanoscale, 2 (9), 1740-1745.

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  • 2-s2.0-77956364441

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  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1624&context=scipapers

Ro Metadata Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/scipapers/585

Number Of Pages

  • 5

Start Page

  • 1740

End Page

  • 1745

Volume

  • 2

Issue

  • 9

Abstract

  • 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.

Authors

  •   Songmee, Naratip (external author)
  •   Singjai, Pisith (external author)
  •   in het Panhuis, Marc

Publication Date

  • 2010

Citation

  • Songmee, N., Singjai, P. & in het Panhuis, M. (2010). Gel-carbon nanotube materials: the relationship between nanotube network connectivity and conductivity. Nanoscale, 2 (9), 1740-1745.

Scopus Eid

  • 2-s2.0-77956364441

Ro Full-text Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1624&context=scipapers

Ro Metadata Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/scipapers/585

Number Of Pages

  • 5

Start Page

  • 1740

End Page

  • 1745

Volume

  • 2

Issue

  • 9