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Energy-Absorbing Hybrid Composites Based on Alternate Carbon-Nanotube and Inorganic Layers

  1. Qiang Zhang3,
  2. Mengqiang Zhao3,
  3. Yi Liu3,
  4. Anyuan Cao1,*,
  5. Weizhong Qian3,
  6. Yunfeng Lu2,*,
  7. Fei Wei3,*

Article first published online: 22 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200900123

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 21, Issue 28, pages 2876–2880, July 27, 2009

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Zhang, Q., Zhao, M., Liu, Y., Cao, A., Qian, W., Lu, Y. and Wei, F. (2009), Energy-Absorbing Hybrid Composites Based on Alternate Carbon-Nanotube and Inorganic Layers. Advanced Materials, 21: 2876–2880. doi: 10.1002/adma.200900123

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology Peking University Beijing 100871 (PR China)

  2. 2

    Departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering University of California Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)

  3. 3

    Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 (PR China)

*Department of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology Peking University Beijing 100871 (PR China).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 22 MAR 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 13 JAN 2009

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Keywords:

  • carbon nanotubes;
  • composite materials;
  • clay materials;
  • hybrid materials

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Hybrid materials with aligned carbon nanotubes intercalating naturally layered compounds (see upper figures) are fabricated using general metal-ion intercalation and in situ growth. As indicated by SEM images (lower figures), they exhibit periodic and hierarchical structures. The ability to control their composition resulted in some samples possessing excellent mechanical properties, such as high energy absorption during compression.

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