A novel cement-based hybrid material

Albert G Nasibulin, Sergey D Shandakov, Larisa I Nasibulina, Andrzej Cwirzen, Prasantha R Mudimela, Karin Habermehl-Cwirzen, Dmitrii A Grishin, Yuriy V Gavrilov, Jari E M Malm, Unto Tapper, Ying Tian, Vesa Penttala, Maarit J Karppinen, Esko I Kauppinen

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A novel cement-based hybrid material
Albert G Nasibulin1, Sergey D Shandakov1,2, Larisa I Nasibulina1, Andrzej Cwirzen3, Prasantha R Mudimela1, Karin Habermehl-Cwirzen3, Dmitrii A Grishin4, Yuriy V Gavrilov4, Jari E M Malm5, Unto Tapper6Show full author list

Published 6 February 2009 • Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
New Journal of Physics, Volume 11, February 2009
Citation Albert G Nasibulin et al 2009 New J. Phys. 11 023013
DOI 10.1088/1367-2630/11/2/023013
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are known to possess exceptional tensile strength, elastic modulus and electrical and thermal conductivity. They are promising candidates for the next-generation high-performance structural and multi-functional composite materials. However, one of the largest obstacles to creating strong, electrically or thermally conductive CNT/CNF composites is the difficulty of getting a good dispersion of the carbon nanomaterials in a matrix. Typically, time-consuming steps of purification and functionalization of the carbon nanomaterial are required. We propose a new approach to grow CNTs/CNFs directly on the surface of matrix particles. As the matrix we selected cement, the most important construction material. We synthesized in a simple one-step process a novel cement hybrid material (CHM), wherein CNTs and CNFs are attached to the cement particles. The CHM has been proven to increase 2 times the compressive strength and 40 times the electrical conductivity of the hardened paste, i.e. concrete without sand.
Original languageEnglish
Article number023013
Number of pages11
JournalNew Journal of Physics
Volume11
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Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2009

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