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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Chunming Niu, Lexington, MA (US);
Lein Ngaw, Lowell, MA (US);
Alan Fischer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Hoch, Hensonville, NY (US);
Chunming Niu, Lexington, MA (US);
Lein Ngaw, Lowell, MA (US);
Alan Fischer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Hoch, Hensonville, NY (US);
Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrically conductive composite comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer or copolymer and carbon nanotubes is provided. Preferably, carbon nanotubes may be present in the range of about 0.5–20% by weight of the composite. The composites are prepared by dissolving the polymer in a first solvent to form a polymer solution and then adding the carbon nanotubes into the solution. The solution is mixed using an energy source such as a sonicator or a Waring blender. A precipitating component is added to precipitate out a composite comprising the polymer and the nanotubes. The composite is isolated by filtering the solution and drying the composite.