An assessment of the science and technology of carbon nanotube-based fibers and composites

Graphene-based composite materials

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Large-Area Synthesis of High-Quality and Uniform Graphene Films on Copper Foils

Li, X., Cai, W., An, J., Kim, S., Nah, J., Yang, D., Piner, R., Velamakanni, A., Jung, I., Tutuc, E., et al. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1171245 · Cited by 11,220

Longitudinal unzipping of carbon nanotubes to form graphene nanoribbons

Kosynkin, D. V., Higginbotham, A. L., Sinitskii, A., Lomeda, J. R., Dimiev, A., Price, B. K., & Tour, J. M. (2009) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature07872 · Cited by 3,539

Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites

Ramanathan, T., Abdala, A. A., Stankovich, S., Dikin, D. A., Herrera-Alonso, M., Piner, R. D., Adamson, D. H., Schniepp, H. C., Chen, X., Ruoff, R. S., et al. (2008) · Nature Nanotechnology · doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.96 · Cited by 3,470

Thermal Transport Measurements of Individual Multiwalled Nanotubes

Kim, P., Shi, L., Majumdar, A., & McEuen, P. L. (2001) · Physical Review Letters · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.87.215502 · Cited by 3,378

Unusually High Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes

Berber, S., Kwon, Y.-K., & Tománek, D. (2000) · Physical Review Letters · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.84.4613 · Cited by 3,087

A review and analysis of electrical percolation in carbon nanotube polymer composites

Bauhofer, W., & Kovacs, J. Z. (2009) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.06.018 · Cited by 2,741

Narrow graphene nanoribbons from carbon nanotubes

Jiao, L., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Diankov, G., & Dai, H. (2009) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature07919 · Cited by 2,441

Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns by Downsizing an Ancient Technology

Zhang, M., Atkinson, K. R., & Baughman, R. H. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1104276 · Cited by 1,721

Ultra-low electrical percolation threshold in carbon-nanotube-epoxy composites

Sandler, J. K. W., Kirk, J. E., Kinloch, I. A., Shaffer, M. S. P., & Windle, A. H. (2003) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/s0032-3861(03)00539-1 · Cited by 1,699

Carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy-composites: enhanced stiffness and fracture toughness at low nanotube content

Gojny, F. H., Wichmann, M. H. G., Köpke, U., Fiedler, B., & Schulte, K. (2004) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.04.002 · Cited by 1,543

Direct Spinning of Carbon Nanotube Fibers from Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis

Li, Y.-L., Kinloch, I. A., & Windle, A. H. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1094982 · Cited by 1,474

Influence of different carbon nanotubes on the mechanical properties of epoxy matrix composites – A comparative study

Gojny, F. H., Wichmann, M. H. G., Fiedler, B., & Schulte, K. (2005) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.04.021 · Cited by 1,357

Spinning continuous carbon nanotube yarns

Jiang, K., Li, Q., & Fan, S. (2002) · Nature · doi:10.1038/419801a · Cited by 1,128

Evaluation and identification of electrical and thermal conduction mechanisms in carbon nanotube/epoxy composites

Gojny, F. H., Wichmann, M. H. G., Fiedler, B., Kinloch, I. A., Bauhofer, W., Windle, A. H., & Schulte, K. (2006) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2006.01.029 · Cited by 1,113

High-Performance Carbon Nanotube Fiber

Koziol, K., Vilatela, J., Moisala, A., Motta, M., Cunniff, P., Sennett, M., & Windle, A. (2007) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1147635 · Cited by 1,038

Enhanced Thermal Conductivity in a Hybrid Graphite Nanoplatelet – Carbon Nanotube Filler for Epoxy Composites

Yu, A., Ramesh, P., Sun, X., Bekyarova, E., Itkis, M. E., & Haddon, R. C. (2008) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200800401 · Cited by 972

Sensors and actuators based on carbon nanotubes and their composites: A review

Li, C., Thostenson, E. T., & Chou, T.-W. (2008) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.01.006 · Cited by 934

Macroscopic, Neat, Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Ericson, L. M., Fan, H., Peng, H., Davis, V. A., Zhou, W., Sulpizio, J., Wang, Y., Booker, R., Vavro, J., Guthy, C., et al. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1101398 · Cited by 863

Electrospinning of Continuous Carbon Nanotube‐Filled Nanofiber Yarns

Ko, F., Gogotsi, Y., Ali, A., Naguib, N., Ye, H., Yang, G. L., Li, C., & Willis, P. (2003) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200304955 · Cited by 752

Multifunctional composites using reinforced laminae with carbon-nanotube forests

Veedu, V. P., Cao, A., Li, X., Ma, K., Soldano, C., Kar, S., Ajayan, P. M., & Ghasemi-Nejhad, M. N. (2006) · Nature Materials · doi:10.1038/nmat1650 · Cited by 713

Dominant role of tunneling resistance in the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube–based composites

Li, C., Thostenson, E. T., & Chou, T.-W. (2007) · Applied Physics Letters · doi:10.1063/1.2819690 · Cited by 704

Carbon Nanotube Networks: Sensing of Distributed Strain and Damage for Life Prediction and Self Healing

Thostenson, E. T., & Chou, T. ‐. (2006) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200600977 · Cited by 662

Influence of nano-modification on the mechanical and electrical properties of conventional fibre-reinforced composites

Gojny, F. H., Wichmann, M. H. G., Fiedler, B., Bauhofer, W., & Schulte, K. (2005) · Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing · doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.02.007 · Cited by 658

Thermometry and Thermal Transport in Micro/Nanoscale Solid-State Devices and Structures

Cahill, D. G., Goodson, K., & Majumdar, A. (2002) · Journal of Heat Transfer · doi:10.1115/1.1454111 · Cited by 611

Thermal and electrical conductivity of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotube-epoxy composites

Moisala, A., Li, Q., Kinloch, I. A., & Windle, A. H. (2006) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.10.016 · Cited by 569

Continuous Spinning of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube−Nylon Composite Fiber

Gao, J., Itkis, M. E., Yu, A., Bekyarova, E., Zhao, B., & Haddon, R. C. (2005) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja0446193 · Cited by 398

Strong Carbon‐Nanotube Fibers Spun from Long Carbon‐Nanotube Arrays

Zhang, X., Li, Q., Tu, Y., Li, Y., Coulter, J. Y., Zheng, L., Zhao, Y., Jia, Q., Peterson, D. E., & Zhu, Y. (2007) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.200600368 · Cited by 392

Highly oriented carbon nanotube papers made of aligned carbon nanotubes

Wang, D., Song, P., Liu, C., Wu, W., & Fan, S. (2008) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/7/075609 · Cited by 367

Directly Synthesized Strong, Highly Conducting, Transparent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Films

Ma, W., Song, L., Yang, R., Zhang, T., Zhao, Y., Sun, L., Ren, Y., Liu, D., Liu, L., Shen, J., et al. (2007) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl070915c · Cited by 365

Making Strong Fibers

Chae, H. G., & Kumar, S. (2008) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1153911 · Cited by 323

Aligned Carbon Nanotube−Polymer Hybrid Architectures for Diverse Flexible Electronic Applications

Jung, Y. J., Kar, S., Talapatra, S., Soldano, C., Viswanathan, G., Li, X., Yao, Z., Ou, F. S., Avadhanula, A., Vajtai, R., et al. (2006) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl052238x · Cited by 316

Multifunctional Chemical Vapor Sensors of Aligned Carbon Nanotube and Polymer Composites

Wei, C., Dai, L., Roy, A., & Tolle, T. B. (2006) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja0570335 · Cited by 291

Real-time in situ sensing of damage evolution in advanced fiber composites using carbon nanotube networks

Thostenson, E. T., & Chou, T.-W. (2008) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/21/215713 · Cited by 269

High-Strength Composite Fibers: Realizing True Potential of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymer Matrix through Continuous Reticulate Architecture and Molecular Level Couplings

Ma, W., Liu, L., Zhang, Z., Yang, R., Liu, G., Zhang, T., An, X., Yi, X., Ren, Y., Niu, Z., et al. (2009) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl901035v · Cited by 258

Sensing of Damage Mechanisms in Fiber‐Reinforced Composites under Cyclic Loading using Carbon Nanotubes

Gao, L., Thostenson, E. T., Zhang, Z., & Chou, T. (2009) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.200800865 · Cited by 249

Carbon Nanotube Sensing Skins for Spatial Strain and Impact Damage Identification

Loh, K. J., Hou, T.-C., Lynch, J. P., & Kotov, N. A. (2009) · Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation · doi:10.1007/s10921-009-0043-y · Cited by 242

Graphite Nanoplatelet Reinforcement of Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers

Mack, J. J., Viculis, L. M., Ali, A., Luoh, R., Yang, G., Hahn, H. T., Ko, F. K., & Kaner, R. B. (2005) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200400133 · Cited by 215

Synergistic effects in network formation and electrical properties of hybrid epoxy nanocomposites containing multi-wall carbon nanotubes and carbon black

Sumfleth, J., Adroher, X. C., & Schulte, K. (2009) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-009-3434-7 · Cited by 210

Effect of nanotube waviness on the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube-based composites

Li, C., Thostenson, E. T., & Chou, T.-W. (2008) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.10.056 · Cited by 208

Thermal and electrical transport in multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Yang, D., Wang, S., Zhang, Q., Sellin, P. J., & Chen, G. (2004) · Physics Letters A · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2004.05.070 · Cited by 195

Effect of single-walled carbon nanotube purity on the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube-based composites

Yu, A., Itkis, M. E., Bekyarova, E. B., & Haddon, R. C. (2006) · Applied Physics Letters · doi:10.1063/1.2357580 · Cited by 162

Tuning the Mechanical Properties of SWNT/Nylon 6,10 Composites with Flexible Spacers at the Interface

Moniruzzaman, M., Chattopadhyay, J., Billups, W. E., et al. (2007) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl062868e · Cited by 121

Direction sensitive bending sensors based on multi-wall carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites

Wichmann, M. H. G., Buschhorn, S. T., Böger, L., Adelung, R., & Schulte, K. (2008) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/47/475503 · Cited by 97

Towards nitrogen-containing CNTs for fuel cell electrodes

Prehn, K., Warburg, A., Schilling, T., Bron, M., & Schulte, K. (2008) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.006 · Cited by 60

Electrical Conductivity Study of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Hybrid Braids and their Composites

Bradford, P. D., & Bogdanovich, A. E. (2008) · Journal of Composite Materials · doi:10.1177/0021998308092206 · Cited by 38

Vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes infiltrated with temperature-responsive polymers: smart nanocomposite films for self-cleaning and controlled release

Chen, W., Qu, L., Chang, D.-W., Dai, L., Ganguli, S., & Roy, A. K. (2007) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/b715079b · Cited by 35

Sensors for process and structural health monitoring of aerospace composites: A review

Rocha, H., Semprimoschnig, C., & Nunes, J. P. (2021) · Engineering Structures · doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112231 · Cited by 368

Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Assemblies: Preparation, Properties, and Potential Applications

Liu, L., Ma, W., & Zhang, Z. (2011) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.201002198 · Cited by 323

Stretchable Wire-Shaped Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on Pristine and MnO2Coated Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Xu, P., Wei, B., Cao, Z., Zheng, J., Gong, K., Li, F., Yu, J., Li, Q., Lu, W., Byun, J.-H., et al. (2015) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b01244 · Cited by 305

Improved fracture toughness and integrated damage sensing capability by spray coated CNTs on carbon fibre prepreg

Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Kuwata, M., Bilotti, E., & Peijs, T. (2015) · Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing · doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.11.029 · Cited by 266