Patent ID: 11873570
Assignee: LUXEMBBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST)
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 1:
2. A method for producing a composite material, comprising:
providing a layer of carbon nanotubes by depositing, on a substrate, carbon nanotubes coated with a polyphenol coating, the polyphenol coating being a tannic acid-metal complex crosslinked by metal ions,
filling interstices of the carbon nanotubes layer with a metal so as to form a metal matrix, in which the carbon nanotubes are embedded, said filling being effected by electrodeposition or by electroless deposition;
wherein said metal ions promote, as metal seeds, at least one of adhesion and growth of the metal matrix during the filling step.