STUDY OF THE CARBON NANOTUBES APPLICATION TO CONDUCTIVE COATINGS ——(I) EFFECTS OF THE CARBON NANOTUBES ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVE COATINGS

Some functions of conductive coatings were introduced, and the merits of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), one of new functional carbon materials, applied to conductive coatings as conductive fillers were illuminated. It was studied in detail how the characteristics of CNTs such as tube diameter, length-diameter ratio, dispersion and effect of concentration on the electrical conductivity of conductive coatings.