A team at Japan's Toyohashi University of Technology has developed a new method for producing carbon nanotube resin composite.
The new process allows just 1/100th of the conventional amount of carbon nanotubes to produce the same electrical conductivity as standard resin. The nanotubes were mixed in an electrolyte solution and added to the composite, where they were absorbed onto the surfaces of resin particles. This allows for the smaller numbers of nanotubes to be used, reducing demand and cost, reports Printed Electronics World.
The researchers are confident that adding particles with charged surfaces in this method will open the door for production of a wide range of composite electronic materials.
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