In A-CMC, advanced multifunctional carbon nanocomposite materials with a high strength-to-weight ratio will be studied for building, automobile, aerospace, and stealth space technologies. Special structures and properties can be incorporated into these materials to provide electronic, photonic, energy conversion/storage, electromagnetic shielding, sensing, and actuating functions for various specific applications.
Selected relevant publications
(1) Liu X, Li Y, Sun X, Tang W, Deng G, Liu Y, Song Z, Yu Y, Yu R, Dai L. Off/on switchable smart electromagnetic interference shielding aerogel. Matter 2021, 4 (5), 1735-1747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.02.022
(2) Song, L.; Hu, C.; Xiao, Y.; He, J.; Lin, Y.; Connell, J. W.; Dai, L., An ultra-long life, high-performance, flexible Li–CO2 battery based on multifunctional carbon electrocatalysts. Nano Energy 2020, 71, 104595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104595
(3) Paul R, Dai L. Interfacial aspects of carbon composites. Composite Interfaces 2018, 25, 5-7, 539-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2018.1439632
(4) Hu, C.; Xue, J.; Dong, L.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, X.; Qu, L.; Dai, L., Scalable Preparation of Multifunctional Fire-Retardant Ultralight Graphene Foams. ACS Nano 2016, 10 (1), 1325-1332. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b06710
(5) Chen, T.; Xue, Y.; Roy, A. K.; Dai, L., Transparent and Stretchable High-Performance Supercapacitors Based on Wrinkled Graphene Electrodes. ACS Nano 2014, 8 (1), 1039-1046. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn405939w
(6) Chen H, Roy A, Baek J, Zhu L, Qu J, Dai L. Controlled growth and modification of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes for multifunctional applications. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports 2010, 70, 63-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2010.06.003
(7) Sihn S, Ganguli S, Roy A, Qu L, Dai L. Enhancement of through-thickness thermal conductivity in adhesively bonded joints using aligned carbon nanotubes. Composites Science and Technology 2008 68, 658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.09.016
(8) Chen W, Qu L, Chang D, Dai L, Ganguli S, Roy A. Vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes infiltrated with temperature-responsive polymers: Smart nanocomposite films for self-cleaning and controlled release. Chemical Communication 2008, 163. https://doi.org/10.1039/B715079B
(9) Qu L, Zhao Y, Dai L. Carbon microfibers sheathed with aligned carbon nanotubes: Towards multidimensional, multicomponent, and multifunctional nanomaterials. Small 2006, 2(8-9), 1052. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200600097
(10) Wei C, Dai L, Roy A, Benson Tolle T. Multifunctional chemical vapor sensors of aligned carbon nanotube and polymer composites. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 1412. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0570335
