Scalable electric-field-assisted fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes with flow enhancement
Abstract
In this work, we report a solution-based approach for fabricating vertically aligned carbon-nanotube (VACNT) membranes, which improves on the unaligned nature of CNT mixed-matrix membranes. This approach addresses important challenges regarding scalability and incorporation of different types and sizes of nanotube as pores in a membrane. In a new, solvent-deposition approach, CNTs are dispersed and then aligned and concentrated via electro-deposition from an organic solvent, using a composite AC + DC electric field to form aligned CNT arrays. This enables VACNT number densities that are two orders-of-magnitude higher than possible from direct suspension of CNTs in the liquid oligomer. The solvent is then replaced by a UV-curable oligomer, which is selectively cured to form macroscopic membranes of highly controlled thickness. After plasma etching to open pores, the VACNT membranes are shown to be permeable, and to have pore sizes consistent with flow through internal channels of the CNTs. In a first for field-aligned, solution-fabricated VACNT membranes, the pores show substantial, 100–300×, gas-flow enhancement compared to theory, similar to membranes fabricated via less scalable methods (i.e., by CVD growth of already aligned CNT forests). The solution-based, electric-field-assisted approach aligns nanotubes of different sizes and types grown by any means, and ismore »
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- Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)
- CHASM Advanced Materials, Canton, MA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1764751
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-813723
Journal ID: ISSN 0008-6223; 1021597
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; BA12PHM123 i
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Carbon
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 157; Journal Issue: na; Journal ID: ISSN 0008-6223
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Carbon nanotube; Membrane; Electric field; Flow enhancement; Solution-based; Alignment; Porous
Citation Formats
Castellano, Richard J., Praino, Robert F., Meshot, Eric R., Chen, Chiatai, Fornasiero, Francesco, and Shan, Jerry W. Scalable electric-field-assisted fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes with flow enhancement. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.012.
Castellano, Richard J., Praino, Robert F., Meshot, Eric R., Chen, Chiatai, Fornasiero, Francesco, & Shan, Jerry W. Scalable electric-field-assisted fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes with flow enhancement. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.012
Castellano, Richard J., Praino, Robert F., Meshot, Eric R., Chen, Chiatai, Fornasiero, Francesco, and Shan, Jerry W. Wed .
"Scalable electric-field-assisted fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes with flow enhancement". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1764751.
@article{osti_1764751,
title = {Scalable electric-field-assisted fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes with flow enhancement},
author = {Castellano, Richard J. and Praino, Robert F. and Meshot, Eric R. and Chen, Chiatai and Fornasiero, Francesco and Shan, Jerry W.},
abstractNote = {In this work, we report a solution-based approach for fabricating vertically aligned carbon-nanotube (VACNT) membranes, which improves on the unaligned nature of CNT mixed-matrix membranes. This approach addresses important challenges regarding scalability and incorporation of different types and sizes of nanotube as pores in a membrane. In a new, solvent-deposition approach, CNTs are dispersed and then aligned and concentrated via electro-deposition from an organic solvent, using a composite AC + DC electric field to form aligned CNT arrays. This enables VACNT number densities that are two orders-of-magnitude higher than possible from direct suspension of CNTs in the liquid oligomer. The solvent is then replaced by a UV-curable oligomer, which is selectively cured to form macroscopic membranes of highly controlled thickness. After plasma etching to open pores, the VACNT membranes are shown to be permeable, and to have pore sizes consistent with flow through internal channels of the CNTs. In a first for field-aligned, solution-fabricated VACNT membranes, the pores show substantial, 100–300×, gas-flow enhancement compared to theory, similar to membranes fabricated via less scalable methods (i.e., by CVD growth of already aligned CNT forests). The solution-based, electric-field-assisted approach aligns nanotubes of different sizes and types grown by any means, and is scalable to the efficient fabrication of large-area VACNT membranes for a variety of important applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.012},
journal = {Carbon},
number = na,
volume = 157,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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