The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrode-medium process used to control the movement of Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within a solution under nonuniform electric fields. CNTs are typically dispersed into a solvent to form a homogeneous suspension in order to prevent their aggregation and to improve solubil...

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Main Authors: Gumaan Abdulhameed, Abdullah Abdulhameed, Abdul Halin, Izhal, Mohtar, Mohd Nazim, Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
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Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82588/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82588/1/The%20role%20of%20medium.pdf
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author Gumaan Abdulhameed, Abdullah Abdulhameed
Abdul Halin, Izhal
Mohtar, Mohd Nazim
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
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Mohtar, Mohd Nazim
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
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description Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrode-medium process used to control the movement of Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within a solution under nonuniform electric fields. CNTs are typically dispersed into a solvent to form a homogeneous suspension in order to prevent their aggregation and to improve solubility. This paper starts with a short review of the techniques used to improve the compatibility of CNTs with a target medium. Then, direct and indirect variations in CNTs’ velocities as a function of DEP force were investigated, under different dispersion mediums, for a rectangular electrode pair with a 10 μm gap subjected to a 500 kHz AC signal with an amplitude of 10 V. The effects of changes in permittivity, conductivity, viscosity, and density of the medium were presented and discussed. Simulation results from this study were used to further clarify the role of the medium on the motion of CNTs during alignment using a DEP process prior to an actual alignment.
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spelling upm-825882020-10-17T21:18:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82588/ The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis Gumaan Abdulhameed, Abdullah Abdulhameed Abdul Halin, Izhal Mohtar, Mohd Nazim Hamidon, Mohd Nizar Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrode-medium process used to control the movement of Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within a solution under nonuniform electric fields. CNTs are typically dispersed into a solvent to form a homogeneous suspension in order to prevent their aggregation and to improve solubility. This paper starts with a short review of the techniques used to improve the compatibility of CNTs with a target medium. Then, direct and indirect variations in CNTs’ velocities as a function of DEP force were investigated, under different dispersion mediums, for a rectangular electrode pair with a 10 μm gap subjected to a 500 kHz AC signal with an amplitude of 10 V. The effects of changes in permittivity, conductivity, viscosity, and density of the medium were presented and discussed. Simulation results from this study were used to further clarify the role of the medium on the motion of CNTs during alignment using a DEP process prior to an actual alignment. Taylor and Francis 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82588/1/The%20role%20of%20medium.pdf Gumaan Abdulhameed, Abdullah Abdulhameed and Abdul Halin, Izhal and Mohtar, Mohd Nazim and Hamidon, Mohd Nizar (2019) The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 41 (10). pp. 1576-1587. ISSN 0193-2691; ESSN: 1532-2351 10.1080/01932691.2019.1631841
spellingShingle Gumaan Abdulhameed, Abdullah Abdulhameed
Abdul Halin, Izhal
Mohtar, Mohd Nazim
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title_full The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title_fullStr The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title_full_unstemmed The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title_short The role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
title_sort role of medium on the assembly of carbon nanotube by dielectrophoresis
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