Mechanical reinforcement effects of carbon nanotube polymer composites

Abstract

The effect of varying current density and pressure during arc-generation on the yield and purity of multi walled carbon nanotube containing carbon soot has been studied in this work. Various soots were produced and characterised qualitatively using transmission electron microscopy and quantitatively using electron paramagnetic resonance and thermal gravimetric analysis. It was found that both yield and purity increase as current density and pressure are increased.