Electrical properties and shape-memory behavior of self-assembled carbon nanofiber nanopaper incorporated with shape-memory polymer

    Authors

    H. B. Lu; Y. J. Liu; J. H. Gou; J. S. Leng;S. Y. Du

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Smart Mater. Struct.

    Keywords

    NANOTUBE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; CONDUCTIVITY; COMPOSITES; Instruments & Instrumentation; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The present paper studies the electrical and shape-memory behavior of self-assembled carbon nanofiber (CNF) nanopaper incorporated with shape-memory polymer (SMP). The morphology and structure of the self-assembled nanopapers were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A continuous and compact network was observed from the SEM images, which indicates that the CNF nanopaper could have highly conductive properties. The electrical conductivity of the CNF nanopaper was measured by the four-point probe method and its temperature coefficient effect was studied. Finally, the actuation of SMP was demonstrated by the electrical resistive heating of the CNF nanopaper.

    Journal Title

    Smart Materials & Structures

    Volume

    19

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    7

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000278930200021

    ISSN

    0964-1726

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