Lead author：T. X. Liu*, W. Fan, C. Zhang
Publishing agency：Scrivener Publishing - Wiley
publication date：2014-10-1
location：Beverly, MA 01915-6106
SBN：ISBN 978-1-118-94592-6年
brief introduction：

Chapter 7 in "Polymer Nanotube Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications".

Advances in the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials have opened up a wide range of opportunities for the engineering properties of polymer systems using nanoscale reinforcements. Development of this new class of polymer composites, referred to as nanocomposites, has resulted in extensive academic and industrial research in processing, characterization and modeling of these materials. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their based hybrids are considered to be ideal candidates for polymer reinforcement due to their excellent mechanical properties, thermal and electrical conductivities, and other novel properties. This chapter gives an overview of recent progress on hybridization modifications of CNTs with carbon nanomaterials and their further applications in polymer nanocomposites. Fabrication methods including solution casting, melt mixing, in-situ polymerization and other methods for CNT-based nanohybrids/polymer composites are summarized and discussed. Furthermore, the mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of the fabricated CNT-based nanohybrids/polymer nanocomposites are also discussed. Finally, we summarize the current challenges and opportunities for efficiently translating the extraordinary properties of carbon nanohybrids to polymer matrices in hopes of facilitating progress in this emerging area.