Abstract
The present work aimed to prepare and characterize carbon nanotube (CNT) buckypapers (BPs) and to provide a perspective on possible applications in the optical device industry and power generation through triboelectric nanogenerators. The CNTs were dispersed in aqueous solution with the aid of a dispersing agent and then vacuum filtered. The prepared buckypaper has low average optical reflectance and shows an improvement in electrical conductivity and power generation when silver nanowires were added. This material includes new horizons and future applications for carbon nanotube buckypapers,including aerospace applications.
Highlights
The constant search for materials with new properties led Iijima to discover carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in 1991 (Iijima 1991)
The complete elucidation of the physical structure of carbon nanotubes is largely credited to Iijima’s work, which characterized them by detailed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images
The aim of the present study is to present the production of low-cost carbon nanotube buckypapers and applications for energy generating materials as well as optical devices
Summary
The constant search for materials with new properties led Iijima to discover carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in 1991 (Iijima 1991). Researches and a better understanding of this material have led to efforts in the search for potential applications of carbon nanotubes (Campos et al 2017; Han et al 2019; Xu et al 2018). This constant study has attracted new perspectives and future applications of CNT materials (Chen et al 2016; Chinnappan et al 2016). BPs or BP-copper composites could replace copper or aluminum foils on aircraft wings and fuselage to provide lightning protection, obtaining a great decrease in the aircraft weight, which would lead to a better performance and reduced fuel consumption (Liu et al 2019; Khopade and Chopade 2018)
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