CPC C01B 32/168 (2017.08) [B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 32/158 (2017.08); H01B 1/04 (2013.01); H01B 1/24 (2013.01); C23C 16/06 (2013.01); C23C 16/26 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A composite of a CNT assembly comprising
a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs),
at least one metalcone material layer comprising at least one metalcone material directly non-covalently associated with said CNTs, and
at least one hybrid organic-inorganic material non-metalcone layer having the structure:
—[[Ob—(Si—R)]m—[O—(Ti)-]n—Oa]L—,
wherein Oa is an oxygen atom and Ob is an oxygen atom, said at least one hybrid organic-inorganic material non-metalcone layer being positioned on the at least one metalcone material layer and is associated therewith via the oxygen atom designated Oa or Ob,
the composite being made, by tandem molecular and atomic vapor phase chemical modification,
wherein the tandem molecular and atomic vapor phase chemical modification comprises m number of molecular vapor deposition cycles and n number of atomic vapor deposition cycles,
wherein each of m and n, independently, is between 1 and 50,
wherein L is between 1 and 100, and
wherein R is an organic component, forming a Si—C bond, the organic component being selected or modifiable to render the CNT assembly with one or more collective properties selected from the group consisting of mechanical, chemical, physical or electrical properties,
wherein the CNT assembly is selected from the group consisting of CNT mats, CNT yarns, CNT fibers, CNT webs, carbon cloth and buckypaper.
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