The effect of plasma modification on the sheet resistance of nylon fabrics coated with carbon nanotubes
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Zhang, W, Lei, MK, Zhang, W, Silva, SRP and Johnson, L (2012) The effect of plasma modification on the sheet resistance of nylon fabrics coated with carbon nanotubes Applied Surface Science, 258 (20). 8209 - 8213. ISSN 0169-4332
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.05.023
Abstract
Low-pressure oxygen and argon plasmas were used to pre-treat nylon fabrics, and the modified fabrics, together with the raw fabrics, were subsequently coated with single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by a dip-drying process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy analyses indicated the attachment of SWCNTs onto nylon fabrics. After the coating with SWCNTs, the plasma modified fabrics exhibited sheet resistance of as low as 2.0 kΩ/sq. with respect to 4.9 kΩ/sq. of the raw fabrics, presumably owing to the increase of fibre surface roughness incurred by the plasma modification, which is evidenced by SEM analyses. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis indicates the incorporation of oxygen functionalities on fibre surfaces in the plasma modification. This is responsible for the variation of the electrical conductance of SWCNT-coated fabrics with the type of plasma and the duration of plasma ablation. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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| Additional Information: | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Applied Surface Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Applied Surface Science, 258(20), August 2012, DOI 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.05.023. |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Electronic Engineering > Advanced Technology Institute > Nano-Electronics Centre |
| ID Code: | 728256 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic Elements |
| Deposited On: | 30 Oct 2012 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2013 15:15 |
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