The present invention relates to compositions comprising rigid-rod polymers and carbon nanotubes. The compositions comprise dispersed carbon nanotubes aligned with rigid-rod polymers. The alignment of the nanotubes and polymers can be liquid crystalline. The rigid-rod polymers of this invention include, but are not limited to, polymers and copolymers comprising benzobisazole, pyridobisimidazole and benzamidazobenzo-phenanthroline repeat units. Dispersion of carbon nanotubes is achieved by in-situ polymerization in the presence of the carbon nanotubes, which may be either single-wall or multi-wall or a combination of both. The polymer compositions comprising carbon nanotubes may be spun into fibers or formed into films. The strength of the resulting fibers of the present invention is significantly greater than that of fibers without carbon nanotubes.
本发明涉及由硬杆聚合物和碳纳米管组成的组合物。这些组合物包括与硬棒聚合物排列在一起的分散碳纳米管。纳米管和聚合物的排列可以是液晶的。本发明的硬棒聚合物包括但不限于由苯并二
咪唑、
吡啶二
咪唑和
苯并咪唑-
菲罗啉重复单元组成的聚合物和共聚物。碳纳米管的分散是在碳纳米管存在的情况下通过原位聚合实现的,碳纳米管可以是单壁的,也可以是多壁的或两者的组合。包含碳纳米管的聚合物组合物可以纺成纤维或形成薄膜。本发明纤维的强度明显高于不含碳纳米管的纤维。