Development of Design-Fabrication-Evaluation Methodology for High Performance Composites Reinforced by Carbon Nanotube

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21226004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Materials/Mechanics of materials
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: HASHIDA Toshiyuki 東北大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (40180814)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TOHJI Kazuyuki 東北大学, 大学院環境科学研究科, 教授 (10175474) ; TAKAGI Toshiyuki 東北大学, 流体科学研究所, 教授 (20197065) ; ONO Takahito 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (90282095) ; FU Ning 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (60250685) ; OMORI Mamoru 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 技術補佐員 (30005954) ; YAMAMOTO Go 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (30436159)
• Project Period (FY): 2009-05-11 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: カーボンナノチューブ / 複合材料 / 材料設計・プロセス・評価 / 焼結 / 機械・電気的特性 / 強度・破壊靭性 / トライボ特性 / 電波吸収特性

Research Abstract

Preparation and evaluation of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) reinforced alumina composites were conducted with the objective of promoting practical applications of engineered ceramic composites. Uniform dispersion of MWCNTs in matrix precursors was achieved primarily by controlling the rigidity of the MWCNTs used and through their surface modifications. Furthermore, in view of the advantage for industrial applications, a pressureless sintering method was developed in contrast with the pressure-assisted techniques used in the previous studies. The achievements then enabled us to successfully produce homogeneous MWCNT/alumina composites with the highest strength and fracture toughness compared with the literature data. It was demonstrated that the MWCNT/alumina composites developed in this study had superior friction/wear properties, electric conductivity, and electric magnetic wave absorption characteristics, providing a useful foundation for their practical applications.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Structure-property relationships in thermally-annealed multi-walled carbon nanotubes (2014)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, Y. Nozaka, Y. Sato, T. Takagi, T. Hashida
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.66 Pages: 219-226
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.08.061
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Pull-out simulations of a capped carbon nanotube in carbon nanotube-reinforced nanocomposites (2013)
  • Author(s): Y. Li, S. Liu, N. Hu, X. Han, L. Zhou, H. Ning, L. Wu, Alamusi, G. Yamamoto, C. Chang, T. Hashida, S. Atobe, H. Fukunaga
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physics Volume: Vol.113(14) Pages: 144304-1-144304-7
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4800110
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of Pressureless Sintering Method for Carbon Nanotube/Alumina Composites and Their Microstructure-Property Relationships (2013)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, Y. Nozaka, T. Nakamura, T. Hashida
  • Journal Title: Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Volume: Vol.7, No.3 Pages: 394-402
  • DOI: 10.1299/jmmp.7.394
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fabrication of CNT-carbon composite microstructures using Si micromolding and pyrolysis (2013)
  • Author(s): L. He, M. Toda, Y. Kawai, H. Miyashita, M. Omori, T. Hashida, R. Berger, T. Ono
  • Journal Title: Microsystem Technologies Volume: (online)
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00542-013-1771-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prediction of Pull-out Force of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) in Sword-in-sheath Mode (2012)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, S. Liu, N. Hu, T. Hashida, Y. Liu, C. Yan
  • Journal Title: Computational Materials Science Volume: Vol.60 Pages: 7-12
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.03.016
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Influence of the structure of the nanotube on the mechanical properties of binder-free multi-walled carbon nanotube solids (2012)
  • Author(s): Y. Sato, H. Nishizaka, S. Sawano, A.Yoshinaka, K. Hirano, S. Hashiguchi, T. Arie, S. Akita, G.Yamamoto, T. Hashida, H. Kimura, K. Motomiya, K. Tohji
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.50 Pages: 34-39
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.07.047
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of defects on fracture strength of graphene sheets (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Wang, C. Yan, L. Ma, N. Hu, M. Chen
  • Journal Title: Computational Materials Science Volume: Vol.54 Pages: 236-239
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.10.032
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nanotube fracture during the failure of carbon nanotube/alumina composites (2011)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, T. Hashida, T. Takagi, J. Suk, J. An, R. Piner. R. Ruoff
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.49 Pages: 3709-3716
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.04.022
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Investigation on CNT/alumina interface properties using molecular mechanics simulations (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Liu, N. Hu, G. Yamamoto, Y. Cai, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Li, T. Hashida, H. Fukunaga
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.49 Pages: 3698-3704
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.04.059
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Molecular mechanics simulation of the sliding behavior between nested walls in a multi-walled carbon nanotube (2010)
  • Author(s): Y. Li, N. Hu, G. Yamamoto, Z. Wang, T. Hashida, H. Asanuma, C. Dong, T. Okabe, M. Arai, H. Fukunaga
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.48 Pages: 2934-2940
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.031
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of sintering additive on mechanical properties of alumina matrix composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (2010)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, M. Omori, T. Hashida, H. Kimura, T. Takagi
  • Journal Title: Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering Volume: Vol.4 Pages: 460-469
  • DOI: 10.1299/jmmp.4.460
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Investigation on sensitivity of a polymer/carbon nanotube composite strain sensor (2010)
  • Author(s): N. Hu, Y. Karube, M. Arai, T.Watanabe, C. Yan, Y. Li, Y. Liu, H. Fukunaga
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: Vol.48 Pages: 680-687
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.10.012
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Fabrication and mechanical evaluation of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube sheet/alumina laminated ceramic composites (2014)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, Y. Nozaka, Y. Shimamura, Y. Inoue, T. Hashida
  • Organizer: 16th European Conf. on Composite Materials
  • Place of Presentation: Seville, Spain
  • Year and Date: 20140622-26
• [Presentation] Significance of Nano-Scale Experimental Techniques for Development of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Ceramics Matrix Composites (2013)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto and T. Hashida
  • Organizer: 8th Int. Sympo. on Advanced Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics
  • Place of Presentation: Sendai, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20131103-06
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Fabrication and Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube/Alumina Composites By Precursor Method (2012)
  • Author(s): K. Shirasu, G. Yamamoto, Y. Nozaka, M. Omori, T. Hashida
  • Organizer: 15^<TH> European Conf. on Composite Materials
  • Place of Presentation: Venice, Italy
  • Year and Date: 20120624-28
• [Presentation] Effects of Carbon Nanotube Strength on Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube/Alumina Composites Prepared by Pressureless Sintering (2011)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, T. Takagi, T. Hashida
  • Organizer: NT11 Int. Conf. on the Science and Application of Nanotubes
  • Place of Presentation: Cambridge, UK
  • Year and Date: 20110711-16
• [Presentation] Evaluation of load transfer properties in carbon nanotube-alumina composites using single fiber pullout experiments (2010)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto, T. Hashida, T. Takagi, J. Suk, J. An, R. Piner, R. Ruoff
  • Organizer: 11^<th> Int. Conf. on the Science and Application of Nanotubes
  • Place of Presentation: Montréal, Canada
  • Year and Date: 20100627-0702
• [Presentation] Development of carbon nanotube reinforced ceramic matrix composites and their applications (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Hashida, G. Yamamoto, M. Omori, Y. Aizawa, H. Kimura
  • Organizer: The 4th Int. Sympo. on Advanced Mechatronics Engineering
  • Place of Presentation: Changwon, Korea
  • Year and Date: 20100107-09
• [Book] ノチューブ・グラフェン分散技術の工業化と機能展開一溶液・ポリマー・金属・セラミックスへの分散一 (2014)
  • Author(s): 山本剛、白須圭一、野坂陽、Weili Wang、橋田俊之
  • Total Pages: 60-67 (第2章,第5節)
  • Publisher: S&T出版株式会社
• [Book] エレクトロニクス用途におけるコンポジット材料の混練・コンパウンド技術と分散・界面制御 (2013)
  • Author(s): 山本剛,白須圭一,橋田俊之
  • Total Pages: 658-663 (第10章,第3節)
  • Publisher: (株)技術情報協会
• [Book] Composites and Their Properties (2012)
  • Author(s): G. Yamamoto and T. Hashida
  • Total Pages: 483-502 (Chapter 21)
  • Publisher: InTech-Open Access Publisher
  • URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/48667
• [Book] Carbon Nanotubes : New Research (2009)
  • Author(s): N. Hu, Z. Masuda, H. Fukunaga
  • Total Pages: 175-222 (Chapter 7)
  • Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc
• [Remarks] ①本研究課題の成果の全般を公表するために設置したURL
  • URL: http://www.rift.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/hashida-lab/cnt-kakenhi
• [Remarks] ②電気特性応用に関する千葉大学における成果を公表
  • URL: http://www.em.eng.chiba-u.jp/~lab2/hu/index.html
• [Remarks] ③東北大学研究活動紹介のホームページで本研究内容を公表
  • URL: http://www.rpip.tohoku.ac.jp/seeds/profile/31/lang:jp//
• [Remarks] 東北大学研究シーズ集に「高機能カーボンナノチューブーアルミナ複合材料の開発」の題目で本研究課題の内容を記載している.(2012年3月発行) パンフレット等
• [Remarks] ①ナノテクフェア2013」ブース出展,平成25年1月30日-2月1日,東京ビッグサイト 公開・展示等
• [Remarks] ②「第11回国際ナノテクノロジー総合展・技術会議」講演とブース出展,平成24年2月15日-2月17日,東京ビッグサイトなど,計7回のブース出展による公表を行っている. 公開・展示等
• [Remarks] 本研究メンバーの若手研究者による受賞7件(日本機械学会奨励賞等)ならびに指導学生による受賞12件(日本機械学会材料力学部門優秀講演表彰等)にみられるように,次世代の研究者養成に貢献している. 受賞等
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 高機能複合材料およびその製造方法 (2013)
  • Inventor(s): 大森守,橋田俊之,木村久道,大久保昭,井上明久
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 国立大学法人東北大学
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Industrial Property Number: 特許第5366193
  • Acquisition Date: 2013-09-20
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] ナノ複合材料およびナノ複合材料の製造方法 (2011)
  • Inventor(s): 大森守、橋田俊之
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 国立大学法人東北大学
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Industrial Property Number: 特願2011-256190
  • Filing Date: 2011-11-24