Conduction properties of thin films from a water soluble carbon nanotube/hemicellulose complex
Shao, D., Yotprayoonsak, P., Saunajoki, V., Ahlskog, M., Virtanen, J., Kangas, V., Volodin, A., Haesendonck, C. V., Burdanova, M., Mosley, C., & Lloyd-Hughes, J. (2018). Conduction properties of thin films from a water soluble carbon nanotube/hemicellulose complex. Nanotechnology, 29(14), Article 145203. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aaabd1
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We have examined the conductive properties of carbon nanotube based thin films, which were prepared via dispersion in water by non-covalent functionalization of the nanotubes with xylan, a type of hemicellulose. Measurements of low temperature conductivity, Kelvin probe force microscopy, and high frequency (THz) conductivity elucidated the intra-tube and inter-tube charge transport processes in this material. The measurements show excellent conductive properties of the as prepared thin films, with bulk conductivity up to 2000 S cm−1. The transport results demonstrate that the hemicellulose does not seriously interfere with the inter-tube conductance.
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