Desiging Polymers with Microcircuits of Carbon Nanotubes by Phase Separation Induced by Computer-Assisted Irradiation (CAI) Method

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26620181
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Polymer/Textile materials
• Research Institution: Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Tran-Cong-Miyata Qui (QTranCong) 京都工芸繊維大学, 材料化学系, 教授 (50188827)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ポリマーブレンド / 相分離 / 光重合 / 共連続構造 / 多層カーボンナノチューブ / コンピュータ支援照射法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Phase separation of binary and ternary polymer mixtures was induced by irradiation with light stripe patterns was produced and analyzed by the so-called computer-assisted irradiation (CAI) method. It as found that multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) added into these polymer mixtures were selectively dispersed in one polymer component of the mixture upon irradiation. This leads to anisotropic conductivity of the polymer mixtures, suggesting a novel method to design polymers with micro-circuits of CNTs.

Free Research Field

高分子物性