Wet Spinning of Carbon Nanotube and Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Fibers
The advent of 2-dimensional materials has led to the emergence of superlatives that include a unique combination of electrical, optical and mechanical properties. In this work,
fibers comprised of carbon nanotubes, sodium dodecyl sulfate and varying concentrations of transitionmetal dichalcogenides (TMD) of MoS2 or WS2 were wet spun into a polymer
bath. Wet spinning parameters such as injection speed, bath velocity, and bath composition were varied in order to yield fibers with high strength and electrical conductivity. Post-
spinning processes such as vacuum annealing were performed in order to increase the overall conductivity. These fibers demonstrate promise over a wide range of applications
that require the use of TMD and include lithium ion batteries, photovoltaic and catalysis.
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