Carbon nanotube composites

Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) due to their extraordinary mechanical, electrical and thermal properties are being extensively investigated as the filler material for composites. This talk focuses on the development carried out at Fraunhofer IPA and presents IPA as the specialist in the development of processes for dispersing CNTs in a wide range of matrices and production techniques for the corresponding compounds. Among them one can find CNT dispersions in liquid solutions, including water, as well as in high viscosity mediums. Composites, in which CNTs are utilised as a filler material, are based on polymers, metals and ceramics. Products containing CNTs that were developed at Fraunhofer IPA (formerly Fraunhofer TEG) and further potential applications of those materials are presented.