Production of zinc oxide compozite, reinforced with carbon nanotube, and electrical properties

Nowadays, it is possible that we can define technology as an art of overcoming difficulties in human life. By this definition, developing materials for this aim not only a technological development, it also helps the device people needs. In this study, a zinc oxide composite material insist of Carbon Nanotubes as a reinforcement material will be produced and done investigation of some properties of it. As it known that zinc oxide (ZnO) has both zinc (Zn) and oxygen (O) in the crystal structure. Zinc oxide is Wurtz crystal structure and shows semiconducting property. Due to its some properties such as 3,37 eV band gap and great binding energy, zinc oxide is the one of the most important materials among the semiconductors and it prefers many fields owing to them. When inert atoms get into the lattice space, some changes about lattice structure observe. ZnO 's electrical properties, suit with additives, increase by adding necessary and sufficient additives. Reason of some studies, for example, scientists have found that ZnO orientates with Al, changes crystal structure and improve electric conductivity. Aim of this project is; investigation of changing in conductivity by adding the Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) - known as high conductivity value - in ZnO present powders. ZnO has got an excellent potential in terms of nano-scale electro-mechanic productions. Addition to conductivity, investigation of optical properties and some mechanic testes will be done on samples. Reason of literature scanning, there is no study related to this subject directly has been found and the project indicates that this study will be a touchstone for furthers. In this case, it can be thought that powder metallurgy may contribute development of ZnO composites. In the project, different fractions of CNT adding into ZnO matrix, will be investigated.