CARBON-BASED SUBSTRATES WITH ORGANOMETALLIC FILLERS

摘要

A cable (100) includes a jacket (102) surrounding a core (104) and a carbon-based substrate (CBS) conductor (110) in the core. The CBS conductor includes a CBS network (134) and an organometallic filler (136), wherein the organometallic filler combines with the CBS network to form a composite conductor having a higher conductivity than the CBS network. Optionally, the CBS network may include carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers with the organometallic fillers being disposed within the CNT fibers. The organometallic fillers may include at least one of palladium glycolate, glycolic acid, glyoxyllic acid or methanol. A method for manufacturing a carbon-based substrate (CBS) conductor, such as for a cable, includes providing a CBS network of CBS fibers forming a framework (152), introducing an organometallic compound, and reacting the CBS network with the organometallic compound to form a composite conductor. The method may include immersing the CBS network in an organometallic bath (206) having organometallic particles in a solvent.