METHOD OF DISPERSING NANOPARTICLES IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS & METHODS TO ACHIEVE SUPERIOR THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCES IN CARBON NANOTUBE POLYMER SYSTEMS

摘要

Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method alsoO includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.