Energy-Absorbing Hybrid Composites Based on Alternate Carbon-Nanotube and Inorganic Layers

摘要

Combining materials with distinct structures and dimensions often leads to novel hybrid composites with unexpected properties and unique applications. This idea has been employed in the fabrication of clay mineral-polymer nanocomposites by intercalating polymeric molecules (e.g., epoxy) into layered silicates, and it was later applied to the fabrication of green nanocomposites based on biopolymers and montmorillonite.