Development of a gas phase coating process for carbon nanotubes

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24656471
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMADA Manabu 広島大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70178953)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUBO Masaru 広島大学, 大学院工学研究院, 助教 (00633752)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISOMOTO Yoshinori 広島大学, 大学院工学研究院, 准教授 (40127626)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ナノ材料 / 複合材料・物性 / 被覆 / プラズマ反応 / エアロゾル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Coating of the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with foreign material is attracting the attention of many people. In this study, a process was developed in which CNTs were coated while suspended in gas. When CNTs were dispersed in the gas undergoing plasma-enhanced chemical reaction, a uniform coat was formed successfully on the CNT surfaces. The effects of the process conditions on the properties of the coat were also clarified.

Free Research Field

化学工学、エアロゾル科学・工学