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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Baratunde Cola, Atlanta, GA (US);
Daron Spence, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/00 (2006.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); H01B 1/04 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01B 1/04 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 2202/08 (2013.01); C01B 2202/22 (2013.01); C01B 2202/24 (2013.01); C01B 2202/34 (2013.01); Y10S 977/742 (2013.01); Y10S 977/784 (2013.01); Y10S 977/847 (2013.01); Y10S 977/932 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12049 (2015.01);
Abstract
Metal-carbon nanotube composites having nanotubes which are uniformly dispersed within the metal matrix of the composite, and which are unbundled or substantially unbundled, have high lengths, and which can be controllably aligned are disclosed herein. Such metal-carbon nanotube composites can show improved electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, as compared to a pristine metal or metal alloy which does not contain nanotubes dispersed therein. Facile and scalable methods of fabricating such metal-nanocarbon composites are also disclosed.