TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrical properties and applications of carbon based nanocomposite materials
T2 - An overview
AU - Sanjinés, R.
AU - Abad, M. D.
AU - Vâju, C.
AU - Smajda, R.
AU - Mionić, M.
AU - Magrez, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Swiss Science Foundation and of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne . Part of the work was founded by the European projects VIACARBON and MULTIPLAT as well as by the Nano Tera project CABTURE .
PY - 2011/11/15
Y1 - 2011/11/15
N2 - The allotropic forms of carbon (amorphous and polycrystalline graphite, carbon black, fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene) exhibit a large variety of charge transport properties which have been stimulating fundamental and applied research for the development of new devices based on micro and nano-sized electronic systems. Carbon based nanocomposites offer the possibility to improve the device performances and to develop novel multifunctional material systems by combining the properties of each individual phase. In this paper we review the electrical properties of carbon materials and some of the most exciting carbon based nanocomposites, as well as their potential technological applications. First, the electrical properties of amorphous and polycrystalline graphitic materials and those of their related nanocomposites materials are discussed. Second, an overview of the state-of-art on research and applications of carbon nanotube-based composites is presented. Third, we discuss briefly the emerging area of research related to graphene materials. Finally, the electrical properties and applications of conducting carbon black aggregates and carbon black/polymer composites are overviewed.
AB - The allotropic forms of carbon (amorphous and polycrystalline graphite, carbon black, fullerenes, nanotubes, graphene) exhibit a large variety of charge transport properties which have been stimulating fundamental and applied research for the development of new devices based on micro and nano-sized electronic systems. Carbon based nanocomposites offer the possibility to improve the device performances and to develop novel multifunctional material systems by combining the properties of each individual phase. In this paper we review the electrical properties of carbon materials and some of the most exciting carbon based nanocomposites, as well as their potential technological applications. First, the electrical properties of amorphous and polycrystalline graphitic materials and those of their related nanocomposites materials are discussed. Second, an overview of the state-of-art on research and applications of carbon nanotube-based composites is presented. Third, we discuss briefly the emerging area of research related to graphene materials. Finally, the electrical properties and applications of conducting carbon black aggregates and carbon black/polymer composites are overviewed.
KW - Carbon based nanocomposites
KW - Carbon black
KW - Carbon nanotubes
KW - Electrical properties
KW - Graphene
KW - Thin films
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.01.025
DO - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.01.025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054124409
SN - 0257-8972
VL - 206
SP - 727
EP - 733
JO - Surface and Coatings Technology
JF - Surface and Coatings Technology
IS - 4
ER -