The Mechanical Response of Arrays of Carbon Nanotubes Coated with Metallic Shells

Mohamad B. Zbib, Matthew Howard, Michael R. Maughan, Nicolas J. Briot, T. John Balk, David F. Bahr

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Abstract

A synthesis method to form foams consisting of a shell of metals conformally coated on carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays by electroplating from a single bath electrolyte is demonstrated in this work. A triple cyclic pulse electrodeposition technique was used to deposit Ni and Cu layers on the CNT arrays, and electron microscopy was then used to identify conditions amenable to semi-conformal and island growth morphologies. Nanoindentation of the resulting metallic-CNT composite foam structure, using a flat punch/compression geometry, demonstrates that adding metallic shells to the CNT turf to create a metallic low density foam increases both the hardness and elastic modulus; however, once island growth initiates there is no significant subsequent increase in mechanical properties with increases in deposited metals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2801-2808
Number of pages8
JournalMRS Advances
Volume3
Issue number45-46
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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