FINAL PRESENTATION“3D MATERIALFROM 2D  AND  1D”

Yoko  Tomo,  PeterAjayan Lab

• Light

MotivationComposite  ( Carbon  Fivers  )

50%Composite

• Strong

Expensive

Save FuelNano  composite• Light• Strong

• Resistance corrosion• Easy to make

Polymer

CNTs  (1D) Nano  clay(2D)

Nano  composite  (3D)

1  cm

Research  mechanical  properties  of  nano composites

Stress  (MPa)

Strain  (%)

MethodStress  Strain  Curve

Young  Modulus

Fracture  Strength→  How  strong?

→  How stiff?

• Young  Modulus

A

B

BA

DMA

• Fracture  Strength

Result

I  could  improve  polymer’s  mechanical  properties  by  adding  nano materials.  

PolymerConclusion Nano  composite

Deference  in  the  U.S.  v.s.  in  Japan

To  be  aresearcher

To  be  anacademia

To  be  a  researcher

To  be  a  consultant

Q.  Why  did  you  advance  to  graduate  school?

To  be  an  academi

a

Hmm…. just  because.It’s  usual.To  be  a  

developer ina  company

Experience at Rice and in HoustonCulture Friends

RODEO NASA

Special  Lecture My  mentor  :  Peter