Patent ID: 9312046
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: C08K,H01B,H01F

Claim Text:
1. A magnetically aligned carbon nanoparticle composite composition comprising: carbon nanoparticles, a host material, magnetically sensitive nanoparticles, and a surfactant, wherein said magnetically sensitive nanoparticles are present in the composition from about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. %, wherein said surfactant attaches to the carbon nanoparticles thereby connecting the carbon nanoparticle with the magnetically sensitive nanoparticles by electrostatic attraction; wherein said composition is magnetically aligned and, once magnetically aligned, has increased electrical conductivity of at least three orders of magnitude, in at least one direction, relative to a composite having the same composition without magnetic alignment.