Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

General Atomics, Inc.

Chantel M Aracne-Ruddle

Michael Stadermann

Philip Edward Miller

Salmaan H Baxamusa

Xavier N Lepro Chavez

Sergei Kucheyev

William C Floyd, Iii

Tayyab Ishaq Suratwala

Art J Nelson

Anatolios A Tambazidis

Kelly Patricia Youngblood

Maverick Chea

Shuali Li

Leonardus Bimo Bayu Aji

Patrick G Campbell

Francisco J Espinosa-Loza

Sung Ho Kim

Disclosed here is a method of fabricating a covalently reinforced carbon nanotube (CNT) assembly. The method includes producing a CNT assembly by pulling entangled CNTs from a CNT array fabricated on a substrate, the CNT assembly including a plurality of CNTs that are aligned; and creating covalent bonding between the CNTs of the CNT assembly by applying a high energy ion irradiation to the CNT assembly.

Covalent reinforcement of carbon nanotube assemblies

Provided herein is a nanoscale material assembly made up of a plurality of nanoscale structures with a crosslinked polymer thermally deposited on the structures. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the nanoscale material assembly with a deposited crosslinked polymer. Further disclosed are various conditions and materials that when used in the preparation of the nanoscale material assemblies further enhance their mechanical properties. In some embodiments, the nanoscale material assemblies can be either nanoscale yarn assemblies or nanoscale sheet assemblies.

Liquid-free, polymeric reinforcement of nanoscale assemblies

According to one embodiment, a product includes a composite film comprising a polymer layer directly adjacent a graphene layer. According to another embodiment, a process includes layering a graphene layer onto a polymer layer to form a composite film.

Ultrathin graphene/polymer laminate films

A method of making large ultrathin free-standing polymer films without use of a sacrificial layer includes the steps of providing a substrate, applying a polyelectrolyte material to said substrate, applying a polymer material onto said substrate and onto said polyelectrolyte material, and directly delaminating said polymer material from said substrate and said polyelectrolyte to produce the ultrathin free-standing polymer film.

Preparation of large ultrathin free-standing polymer films

Preparation of large ultra-thin free-standing polymer films

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Chantel M Aracne-Ruddle