SGER: Investigating the Use of Cryogenic Ball-Milling to Deagglomerate Highly Clustered Carbon Nanotubes

这项研究的目的是探讨利用冷冻球磨来解聚高度烧结的碳纳米管的可行性，作为一种将这种纳米管分散到聚合物基质中的有效方法。纳米管的冷冻加工是一个简单且可扩展的过程，但它有可能通过干扰影响纳米管性质的pi-pi键相互作用来破坏纳米管的固有性质。如果成功，这项拟议的研究将提供一种方法，以实现具有分散良好的纳米管的复合材料，该复合材料可用于轻量化、高强度结构应用的机械、电气和其他基本性能测试。

The objective of the proposed research is to investigate the feasibility of using cryomilling to deagglomerate highly sintered carbon nanotubes, as an effective method of dispersing such nanotubes into polymer matrices. Cryomilling of nanotubes is a simple and scalable process but it has the risk of damaging the intrinsic properties of the nanotubes by interfering with pi-pi bonding interactions responsible for their properties. If successful, the proposed research will present a methodology for achieving composites with well-dispersed nanotubes that can be tested for mechanical, electrical and other essential properties for lightweight, high strength structural applications.