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Effect of purification method on the electrical properties of the carbon nanotube fibers

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We purified as-received CNT fibers (CNTFs) with four different methods and systematically examined effects of various purifications on the morphology, structure, and electrical conductivity of the resultant CNTFs, respectively. The purified CNTFs were characterized by an optical microscope, transmission electron microscope (TEM) coupled with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, and multiple source meters. Optical images showed that morphology of CNTFs did not largely change after purification. TEM images and EDS results showed that the Fe impurities, 21.9 wt%, in CNTFs were decreased to 0.17-1.20 wt% and were nearly eliminated by acid and alkali purifications, respectively. Raman results identified the ID/IG ratio of CNTFs was 0.71, while those of HCl treatment after steam with heat (HSCNTFs-HCl), NaOCl treatment after steam with heat (HSCNTFs-NaOCl), and NaOH treatment with heat without steam (NaOH-HCNTFs) were 0.45, 0.49, and 0.57, respectively, which means that purification methods of CNTFs performed in this study are thought to be satisfactory for manufacturing high-purity CNTFs. Electrical conductivity (1.4×104 S/m) of NaOH-HCNTFs (one-step procedure) was twice as high as that (7.3×103 S/m) of CNTFs, but lower than those (2.1-2.3×104 S/m) of HSCNTFs-HCl and HSCNTFs-NaOCl (two-step processes), which demonstrates that two-step processes rather than one-step procedure would have a positive effect on the electrical conductivity of the resultant CNTFs.

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    Chan Sol Kang, Il Jae Lee, Moo Song Seo, Sun Hong Kim & Doo Hyun Baik

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Kang, C.S., Lee, I.J., Seo, M.S. et al. Effect of purification method on the electrical properties of the carbon nanotube fibers. Fibers Polym 18, 1580–1585 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-017-7401-7

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