Conducting polymer-carbon nanotube composite materials and their uses
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1. A method for the production of an electronically conducting polymer composite material, comprising:
- preparing a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a solution of one or more polymerisable monomers which upon polymerisation form an electronically conducting polymer; and
polymerising the monomer solution to form a unitary polymer mass containing said nanotubes dispersed therein.
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Abstract
Electronically conductive composites of electronically conductive polymers and carbon nanotubes are formed by electrochemical or gel polymerisation of monomer in a carbon nanotube suspension. Electrical energy storage devices are produced from carbon nanotube/electronically conductive polymer composites.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for the production of an electronically conducting polymer composite material, comprising:
preparing a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a solution of one or more polymerisable monomers which upon polymerisation form an electronically conducting polymer; and
polymerising the monomer solution to form a unitary polymer mass containing said nanotubes dispersed therein.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronically conducting polymer/carbon nanotube composite produced by preparing a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a solution of one or more polymerisable monomers which upon polymerisation form an electronically conducting polymer;
and polymerising the monomer solution to form a unitary polymer mass containing said nanotubes dispersed therein.
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18. An electrical energy storage device, comprising;
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a first electrode consisting of a first composite of carbon nanotubes and a first electronically conducting polymer and a first conducting member in contact with the first composite;
a second electrode; and
an electrolyte comprising mobile cations and anions, the electrolyte separating the first and second electrodes and being in contact with the first composite. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electrical energy storage device, comprising;
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a first electrode consisting of a first electrode consisting of a first composite of carbon nanotubes and a first electronically conducting polymer, and a first conducting member in contact with the first composite;
a second electrode; and
an electrolyte comprising mobile cations and anions, the electrolyte separating the first and second electrodes and being in contact with the first composite, wherein the first electronically conducting polymer has been formed by preparing a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a solution of one or more polymerisable monomers which upon polymerisation form an electronically conducting polymer; and
polymerizing the monomer solution to form a unitary polymer mass containing said nanotubes dispersed therein.
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26. An electrical energy storage device comprising;
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a first electrode consisting of a first electrode comprising a first composite of carbon nanotubes and a first electronically conducting polymer, and a first conducting member in contact with the first composite;
a second electrode comprising a second composite of carbon nanotubes and a second electronically conducting polymer, and a second conducting member in contact with the second composite; and
an electrolyte comprising mobile cations and anions, the electrolyte separating the first and second electrodes and being in contact with the first composite, wherein the first and the second electronically conducting polymer has been formed by preparing a dispersion of carbon nano-tubes in a solution of one or more polymerisable monomers which upon polymerisation form an electrically conducting polymer; and
polymerising the monomer solution to form a unitary polymer mass containing said nanotubes dispersed therein.
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