@article{ec01b48a6e5941ecbea06956572ab81d,
title = "Fabrication and multifunctional properties of a hybrid laminate with aligned carbon nanotubes grown In Situ",
abstract = "A hybrid composite architecture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), advanced fibers and a matrix is described, from CNT synthesis and characterization through to standard mechanical and electrical laminate tests. Direct growth of aligned CNTs on the surface of advanced fibers in a woven fabric enables enhancement in multifunctional laminate performance, as demonstrated by a 69% increase in interlaminar shear strength and 106 (in-plane) and 108 (through-thickness) increases in laminate-level electrical conductivity. Processes developed include dip-coating of CNT growth catalyst and atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition of dense aligned CNTs. A capillarity-driven mechanism is presented to explain the observed effective and uniform wetting of the aligned CNTs in the interior of the laminate by unmodified thermoset polymer resins.",
author = "Garcia, {Enrique J.} and Wardle, {Brian L.} and {John Hart}, A. and Namiko Yamamoto",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Airbus S.A.S., Boeing, Embraer, Lockheed Martin, Saab AB, and Spirit AeroSystems, and Textron Inc. through MIT{\textquoteright}s Nano-Engineered Composite aerospace Structures (NECST) Consortium and by MIT{\textquoteright}s Karl Chang (1965) Innovation Fund. The authors gratefully thank John Kane and the entire Technology Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures (TELAMS) at MIT for valuable discussions and technical support, Sunny Wicks for fabrication assistance, and Dr. Alex Slocum (MIT ME) for valuable input. Enrique Garcia would like to acknowledge support from the La Caixa Foundation, John Hart from the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, Sunny Wicks from MIT{\textquoteright}s Paul E. Gray (1954) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fund, and Namiko Yamamoto from the Linda and Richard (1958) Hardy Fellowship. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2008",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.02.028",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "68",
pages = "2034--2041",
journal = "Composites Science and Technology",
issn = "0266-3538",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "9",
}