Structuring and confining polymer layers have a profound influence on material properties and have been studied as a means of achieving tailored and multifunctional materials. In this work, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using melt-mixing techniques. An electrical percolation threshold at 0.6 wt.% SWCNT is achieved in melt-extruded filaments after pre-dispersing SWCNT in polypropylene glycol. Additionally, a prototype device composed of a series of small-scale layer multipliers is developed. The application of the baker’s transformation enabled the extrusion of tapes with alternating layers of two different melts, TPU and composite TPU with SWCNT. These layered structures, obtained using an increasing number of melt multipliers, are characterized in terms of morphology, mechanical, and electrical properties. We demonstrate that layered tapes of TPU with TPU/SWCNT preserve the electrical conductivity of the TPU/SWCNT composite, at half SWCNT weight percentage, and the ductility of neat TPU.
Structuring and confining polymer layers have a profound influence on material properties and have been studied as a means of achieving tailored and multifunctional materials. In this work, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using melt-mixing techniques. An electrical percolation threshold at 0.6 wt.% SWCNT is achieved in melt-extruded filaments after pre-dispersing SWCNT in polypropylene glycol. Additionally, a prototype device composed of a series of small-scale layer multipliers is developed. The application of the baker’s transformation enabled the extrusion of tapes with alternating layers of two different melts, TPU and composite TPU with SWCNT. These layered structures, obtained using an increasing number of melt multipliers, are characterized in terms of morphology, mechanical, and electrical properties. We demonstrate that layered tapes of TPU with TPU/SWCNT preserve the electrical conductivity of the TPU/SWCNT composite, at half SWCNT weight percentage, and the ductility of neat TPU. Read More
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