Publications

High Performance Carbon Nanotube – Polymer Nanofiber Hybrid Fabrics

Yildiz, O., Stano, K., Faraji, S., Stone, C., Willis, C., Zhang, X., Jur, J. and Bradford P. (2015) Nanoscale, 7:16744-16754.

 

Ultralight Anisotropic Foams from Layered Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheets

Faraji, S., Stano, K., Yildiz, O., Li, A., Zhu, Y. and Bradford P. (2015) Nanoscale, 7:17038-17047.

 

Strong and Conductive Dry Carbon Nanotube Films by Microcombing

Zhang, L., Wang, X., Xu, W., Zhang, Y., Li, Q., Bradford, P. and Zhu, Y. (2015) Small, 31:3830-3836.

 

Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet Piezoresistive Strain Sensors

Li, A., Bogdanovich, A. and Bradford P. (2015) Smart Materials and Structures, 24:095004.

 

Carbon Nanotube Sheet Electrodes for Anisotropic Actuation of Dielectric Elastomers

Cakmak, E., Fang, X., Yildiz, O., Bradford, P. and Ghosh, T. (2015) Carbon, 89:113-120.

 

Robust Aligned Carbon Nanotube Tape with Excellent Piezoelectric Properties

Tucker, D., Wang, X., Stano, K., Bradford, P., Allen, M., Sanghadasa, M. and Zhu, Y. (2015) Recent Progress in Space Technology, 4:110-118.

 

Structural Annealing of Carbon Coated Aligned Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Sheets

Faraji, S., Stano, K., Rost, C., Maria, J-P., Zhu, Y. and Bradford, P.  (2014) Carbon, 79:113-122.

 

Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Carbon Matrix Composites

Zhou, Z., Wang, X., Faraji, S., Bradford, P., Li, Q. and Zhu Y.  (2014) Carbon, 75:307-313.

 

Sulfur Gradient-distributed CNF Composite: A Self-inhibiting Cathode for Binder-free Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Fu, K., Li, Y., Dirican, M., Chen, C., Lu, Y., Zhu, J., Li, Y., Cao, L.,  Bradford, P., and Zhang, X.  (2014) Chemical Communications, 50:10277-10280.

 

Chamber-confined Silicon-carbon Nanofiber Composites for Prolonged Cycling Life of Li-Ion Batteries

Fu, K., Lu, Y., Dirican, M., Chen, C., Yanilmaz, M., Shi, Q., Bradford, P., and Zhang, X.  (2014) Nanoscale, 6:7489-7495.

 

Stabilizing Carbon Nanotube Yarns Using Chemical Vapor Infiltration

 Thiagarajan, V., Wang, X., Bradford, P., Zhu, Y. and Yuan F.  (2014) Composites Science and Technology, 90:82-87.

 

Nanosized Ge@CNF, Ge@C@CNF and Ge@CNF@C Composites Via Chemical Vapour Deposition Method for use in Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

Li, S., Chen, C., Fu, K., White, R., Zhao, C., Bradford, P. and Zhang, X.  (2014) Journal of Power Sources, 253:366-372.

 

Copper Encapsulated Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays                                                                                                         

Stano, K., Chapla, R., Carroll, M., Nowak, J., McCord, M., and Bradford, P.  (2013) ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5:10774-10781

 

Effect of CVD Carbon Coatings on Si@CNF Composite as Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries                                                         

Fu, K., Xue, L., Yildiz, O., Li, S., Lee, H., Li, Y., Xu, G., Zhou, L., Bradford, P., Zhang, X.  (2013) Nano Energy, 2:976-986.

 

 Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Silicon Sheets: A Novel Nano-architecture for Flexible Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes

Fu, K., Yildiz, O., Bhanushali, H., Wang, Y., Xue, L., Zhang, X and Bradford, P.  (2013) Advanced Materials, 25(36):5109-5114.

 

Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters

Yildiz, O. and Bradford, P. (2013) Carbon, 64:295-304.

 

Ultrastrong, Stiff and Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composites

Wang, X., Yong, Z., Li, Q., Bradford, P., Liu, W., Tucker, D., Cai, W., Wang, H., Yuan, F. and Zhu Y.  (2013) Materials Research Letters, 1(1):19-25.

 

Polyvinyl Alcohol Reinfored with Large-diameter Carbon Nanotubes Via Spray Winding

Liu, W., Zhao, H., Inoue, Y., Wang, X., Bradford, P., Kim, H., Qiu, Y., Zhu, Y.  (2012)  Composites Part A, 43(4):587.

 

Coating Alumina on Catalytic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle for Synthesizing Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Wang, X., Krommenhoek, P., Bradford, P., Gong, B., Tracy, J., Parsons, G., Luo, T., Zhu, Y. (2011)  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3(11): 4180-4184.

 

Mechanical and electrical property improvement in CNT/Nylon composites through drawing and stretching

Wang, X., Bradford, P., Liu W., Zhao, H., Inoue, Y., Maria, J., Li, Q., Yuan, F., Zhu. Y.  (2011)  Composites Science and Technology, 71(14): 1677-1683.

 

Producing Superior Composites by Winding Carbon Nanotubes onto a Mandrel Under a Poly(vinyl alcohol) Spray

Liu, W., Zhang, X., Xu, G., Bradford, P., Wang, X., Zhao, H., Li, Q., Zhang, Y., Jia, Q., Yuan, F., Qiu, Y., Zhu, Y.  (2011)  Carbon, 49(14): 4786-4791.

 

Tuning the Compressive Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Foam

Bradford, P., Wang, X., Zhao, H., Zhu, Y.  (2011)  Carbon, 48(8):2834-2841.

 

A Novel Approach to Fabricate High Volume Fraction, Aligned, Long Carbon Nanotube Composites

Bradford, P., Wang, X., Zhao, H., Maria J., Jia, Q., Zhu, Y.  (2010)  Composites Science and Technology, 70(13):1980-1985.

 

Carbon nanotube Yarn Strain Sensors

Zhao, H., Zhang, Y., Bradford, P., Zhou, Q., Yaun. F., Jia, Q., Zhu. Y.  (2010)  Nanotechnology, 21(30):305502

 

An Intermetallic Fe-Zr Catalyst used for Growing Long Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Zhao, H., Bradford, P., Zhu, Y., Wang, X., Luo, T., Jia, Q., Yuan, F.  (2010)  Materials Letters, 64(18):1947-1950.

 

Carbon Nanotube Yarn and 3-D Braid Composites. Part I: Tensile Testing and Mechanical Properties Analysis

Bogdanovich, A., Bradford, P.   (2010)  Composites: Part A, 41 (2):230-237.

 

Carbon Nanotube Yarn and 3-D Braid Composites. Part II: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

Bradford, P. Bogdanovich, A.  (2010)   Composites: Part A, 41 (2):238-246.

 

Electrical Conductivity Study of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Hybrid Braids and their Composites

Bradford, P. and Bogdanovich, A.  (2008)  Journal of Composite Materials, 42 (15): 1533-1545.

 

Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Braids and their Composites

Bogdanovich, A., Bradford P. Mungalov, D., Fang, S., Zhang, M., Baughman, R. Hudson, S.  (2007)  SAMPE Journal, 43 (1):6-19.