Patent ID: 8435606
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B82Y,C08F,C08J,C08K,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a polymer-infused carbon nanotube composite material, the method comprising: providing a carbon nanotube array comprising a plurality of aligned carbon nanotubes on a substrate; depositing a capping layer on the carbon nanotube array, wherein the capping layer comprises metal and is deposited by one of evaporation, electroplating, or sputtering technique; and wicking a polymer material into the carbon nanotube array at just one end of the carbon nanotube array and polymerizing the polymer material, thereby providing the polymer-infused carbon nanotube composite material comprising the plurality of aligned carbon nanotubes with their alignment substantially maintained, wherein the polymer material has a viscosity in the range of about 1-10 cP.