METHOD FOR SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE BUCKY PAPER BY CU REDUCTION REACTION

摘要

A method of producing low resistivity SWNT bucky paper through Cu reducing reaction is provided to improve electric resistance of the bucky paper, which is useful in manufacturing microfine artificial muscles and super resistance composite materials by conducting electrolysis in a copper salt solution to combine the paper with copper molecules. The method comprises coupling of copper molecules to SWNT bucky paper(2) through copper reduction to lower electric resistivity. The copper reduction step is electrolysis of a copper salt solution and the electrolysis includes the steps of: preparing the copper salt; immersing a conductor connected to (+) pole and SWNT bucky paper connected to (-) pole in the copper salt; and applying voltage to both of (+) and (-) poles. The copper salt is copper acetate(1). SWNT is carbon nano-tube manufactured by a high pressure carbon monoxide manner. The low resistivity SWNT bucky paper has copper molecules combined thereto.