Journal
CARBON
Volume 90, Issue -, Pages 164-171Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.04.004
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Funding
- NSFC [51102139, 51232055]
- Shenzhen Technical Plan Projects [JC201105201100A, JCYJ20130402145002425]
- Guangdong Province Innovation RD Team Plan [2009010025]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2014CB932400]
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Carbon nanotube (CNT) aerogels with controlled hierarchical microstructures and versatile performance were prepared by a freeze-drying method under the facile freezing temperature of -20 degrees C. The as-prepared CNT aerogels were composed of CNT/binder (sodium carboxymethylcellulose, CMC) hybrid sheet structures, whose morphologies could be controlled by changing the weight ratio of CMC solution to CNT paste. The aerogels displayed a very low density of 32.7-77.7 mg/cm(3), fairly high mechanical strength, good machinability, an outstanding electrical conductivity of 0.034-0.162 S/cm, and an ultralow thermal diffusivity of 2.09-4.54 mm(2)/s. In addition, we proposed formulas to describe the relationships between volume density of the fabricated aerogels and solid content or carbon content in CNT slurries. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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