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Chemical method for improving both the electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube yarn via intramolecular cross-dehydrogenative coupling

  • Yong Mun Choi
  • , Hungo Choo
  • , Hyeonuk Yeo
  • , Nam Ho You
  • , Dong Su Lee
  • , Bon Cheol Ku
  • , Hwan Chul Kim
  • , Pill Hoon Bong
  • , Youngjin Jeong
  • , Munju Goh

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Abstract

Chemical post-treatment of the carbon nanotube fiber (CNTF) was carried out via intramolecular cross-dehydrogenative coupling (ICDC) with FeCl3 at room temperature. The Raman intensity ratio of the G band to the D band (IG/ID ratio) of CNT fiber increased from 2.3 to 4.6 after ICDC reaction. From the XPS measurements, the ACî-C/A C-C ratio of the CNT fiber increased from 3.6 to 4.8. It is of keen interest that both the electrical conductivity and tensile strength of CNT yarn improved to 3.5 × 103 S/cm and 420 MPa, which is 180 and 200% higher than that of neat CNT yarn.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7726-7730
Number of pages5
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume5
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Aug 2013

Keywords

  • FeCl
  • carbon nanotube fiber
  • intramolecular cross-dehydrogenative coupling

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