Hobbie, E.
, Wang, H.
, Kim, H.
, Han, C.
, Grulke, E.
and Obrzut, J.
(2003),
Optical Measurements of Structure and Orientation in Sheared Carbon-Nanotube Suspensions, Review of Scientific Instruments, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852057
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Optical Measurements of Structure and Orientation in Sheared Carbon-Nanotube Suspensions
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Abstract
We describe an optical metrology for measuring shear-induced structure and orientation in dilute dispersions of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Small-angle polarized light scattering and optical microscopy are combined in situ to quantify the structural anisotropy of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in semidilute, surfactant-stabilized aqueous suspensions under simple shear flow. Measurements performed as a function of the applied shear rate are used to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of the experimental technique, which should be suitable for probing the shear response of polymer-nanotube melts and solutions.Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
74
Issue
No. 3
Pub Type
Journals
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Keywords
carbon nantubes, multiwalled, polarized light scattering, shear flow
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Created February 28, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021