Detecting Carbon Nanotube Orientation with Topological Analysis of Scanning Electron Micrographs.

Liyu Dong, Haibin Hang, Jin Gyu Park, Washington Mio, Richard Liang

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Liyu DongHigh-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI), Florida State University, 2005 Levy Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.

Haibin HangDepartment of Mathematics, Florida State University, 208 Love Building, 1017 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.

Jin Gyu ParkHigh-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI), Florida State University, 2005 Levy Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9046-1905

Washington MioDepartment of Mathematics, Florida State University, 208 Love Building, 1017 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.

Richard LiangHigh-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI), Florida State University, 2005 Levy Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.

Funding

National Science Foundation DMS-1722995United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-17-1-0005

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Abstract

As the aerospace industry is increasingly demanding stronger, lightweight materials, ultra-strong carbon nanotube (CNT) composites with highly aligned CNT network structures could be the answer. In this work, a novel methodology applying topological data analysis (TDA) to scanning electron microscope (SEM) images was developed to detect CNT orientation. The CNT bundle extensions in certain directions were summarized algebraically and expressed as visible barcodes. The barcodes were then calculated and converted into the total spread function,

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carbon nanotube orientationpersistent homologyscanning electron microscopetopological data analysis

Identifiers

PMID35457959

DOI10.3390/nano12081251

PMCPMC9029586

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