Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Carbon nanotube-reduced graphene oxide fiber with high torsional strength from rheological hierarchy control

  • Wonsik Eom,
  • Eunsong Lee,
  • Sang Hoon Lee,
  • Tae Hyun Sung,
  • Adam J. Clancy,
  • Won Jun Lee,
  • Tae Hee Han

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20518-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Fibers with high torsional strength are of practical interest for artificial muscles, electric generators, actuators, etc. Here, the authors optimize torsional strength by overcoming rheological thresholds of nanocarbon (nanotube/graphene oxide) dopes.