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Abstract
A large number of researches on the electroless plating of carbon nanotubes and their applications after plating have emerged, which has attracted more and more attention. In this review article, the existing electroless plating methods for carbon nanotubes were briefly summarized, and the surface coatings were listed and analyzed in detail. At last, the related applications after electroless metal/alloy coatings of carbon nanotubes were discussed in detail. This study aims to provide a reference for the research and improvement of different electroless metals/alloys coatings of carbon nanotubes. After a clear understanding of the electroless metal/alloy coatings of carbon nanotubes, the appropriate coating can be selected according to the actual situation, so that the carbon nanotubes after plating can be used as reinforcement and modification materials for better satisfaction of the needs, and the application of plated carbon nanotubes has reference significance in more fields.
Highlights
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as quasi one-dimensional nanomaterials, have been widely studied and applied since their discovery due to their excellent mechanical properties and special electrochemical, thermal and magnetic properties (Li et al, 2009)
It was found that the electromagnetic properties of Co-multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) composites were better than those of MWCNTs composites, and the chemical cobalt plating process improved the magnetic properties of the carbon nanotube composites, and calculations based on the measured parameters showed that the cobalt-plated carbon nanotube composites improved the microwave absorption capacity of the carbon nanotube composites (Bao et al, 2011)
The obtained Cu-MWCNTs were annealed at 250°C to obtain CuOMWCNTs with good catalytic ability by Sherif Elbasuney et al The synthesized CuO-MWCNTs were encapsulated into ammonium perchlorate (APC) oxidant by solvent-anti-solvent technique, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to study the catalytic performance of CuO -MWCNTs on the decomposition of APC by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and the results showed that 1 wt% of CuO-MWCNTs reduced the heat absorption decomposition of APC by 16.3%, and the original two exothermic decomposition stages were combined into one stage with a 100% surge in total heat release (Sherif et al, 2019)
Summary
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as quasi one-dimensional nanomaterials, have been widely studied and applied since their discovery due to their excellent mechanical properties and special electrochemical, thermal and magnetic properties (Li et al, 2009). Increasing the activity of carbon nanotubes through plating has a greater strengthening effect on the material in terms of mechanics, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, tribology, and corrosion resistance It can be used as a filler to be more widely used in metal matrix composite materials, magnetic composite materials, electrically and thermally conductive materials, energy storage materials and catalytic materials, etc. It has been found that the coating increases the activity of CNTs, improves their physical and mechanical properties, and provides good wettability and interfacial bonding between them and the matrix material, which can be used as fillers in a wider range of applications such as metal matrix composites, magnetic composites, electrically and thermally conductive materials, energy storage materials, and catalytic materials, which have a greater strengthening effect on materials in terms of mechanics, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, tribology, and corrosion resistance (Esawi et al, 2009)
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