Statistical Electron Microscopy, Rheometric Studies of Carbon Nanotube Solutions in Chlorosulfonic Acid and Characterization of Wire, Planar Antennas Manufactured from Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Materials

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorPasquali, Matteoen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTalmon, Yeshayahuen_US
dc.creatorBengio, Amram E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T13:17:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T13:17:36Zen_US
dc.date.created2017-12en_US
dc.date.issued2017-12-01en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2017en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T13:17:37Zen_US
dc.description.abstractEver since their discovery in 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been a topic of active scientific research. These tubular molecules of graphitic carbon display a unique amalgamation of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. However, their strong inter-molecular van der Waals attractions have limited the range of solvents that can be used to prepare CNT dispersions. This has stymied efforts geared towards scaling up processing of CNT materials. The work reported here relies on the dispersion of CNTs in a true solvent: chlorosulfonic acid. This thesis focuses firstly on the development of statistical electron microscopy techniques to quantitatively estimate the length distribution of CNTs and qualitatively assess the alignment of CNTs in solution. Secondly, a rheometric study of the CNT fluid phase is presented, with an emphasis on relaxation dynamics of the CNT network and liquid crystalline phase. Finally, wire and planar antennas manufactured from fiber spinning and shear-coating of these CNT solutions are designed and their performance is shown to match that of equivalent copper antennas at frequencies suited for wireless communication.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationBengio, Amram E.. "Statistical Electron Microscopy, Rheometric Studies of Carbon Nanotube Solutions in Chlorosulfonic Acid and Characterization of Wire, Planar Antennas Manufactured from Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Materials." (2017) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105579">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105579</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105579en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectcarbon nanotubesen_US
dc.subjectchlorosulfonic aciden_US
dc.subjectrheologyen_US
dc.subjectelectron microscopyen_US
dc.subjectlength measurementen_US
dc.subjectantennasen_US
dc.subjectWi-Fien_US
dc.titleStatistical Electron Microscopy, Rheometric Studies of Carbon Nanotube Solutions in Chlorosulfonic Acid and Characterization of Wire, Planar Antennas Manufactured from Macroscopic Carbon Nanotube Materialsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
BENGIO-DOCUMENT-2017.pdf
Size:
16.2 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
PROQUEST_LICENSE.txt
Size:
5.84 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE.txt
Size:
2.61 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Rice University Theses and Dissertations