Electrodeposited carbon nanotubes as template for the preparation of semi-transparent conductive thin films by in situ polymerization of methyl methacrylate

摘要

Electrodeposited single-walled carbon nanotube thin films were used to prepare carbon nanotube-polymer composites by infiltrating methyl methacrylate (MMA) followed by in situ polymerization. Once polymerized, the PMMA matrix undergoes excellent conformai filling within the nanotube network, giving rise to a semi-transparent conducting structure with lower wettability and higher mechanical properties than those of PMMA. The presented synthesis strategy could find implications toward functional nanostructures with appli-cations in electromagnetic shielding and antistatic coatings.