Carbon nanotube superplastic with long-awaited performance
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Plastics are widely used in daily life. They are light, easy to fabricate into different shapes, but usually not good conductors for heat and electricity, which had limited their application of many fields. One way to alter the properties of a plastic involves the incorporation of an additive phase. For example, introducing carbon nanotube (CNT) can improve the thermal and electric conductivity of a polymer. However, conventional methods usually need harsh pretreatments, which deteriorates the intrinsic high conductance of the materials. As a result, the properties of these obtained CNT-polymer composites are usually way less than expectation.
Source: National Science Review
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwag271
Authors: Rong Xiang, Shigeo Maruyama
Institutions: Zhejiang University, Nagoya University, The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,000
OpenAlex ID: W7160823060