Highly Conductive, Transparent Flexible Films Based on Metal Nanoparticle-Carbon Nanotube Composites

Table 1

Methods for the synthesis of MNP-CNT nanocomposites.

Synthesis method	Metal	Particle size (nm)	CNT type	Ref.
Electrochemical deposition	Pt	60–80	MWCNT on graphite disc	[18]
	Ag	~100	SWCNT on Si/SiO2	[10]
	Ni	hundreds	Functionalized MWCNTs	[16]
	Pd	20–40	SWCNT on Si/SiO2	[19]
	PtRu	60–80	MWCNT on graphite disc	[17]
Microwave-assisted reduction	Pt	~5.0	Bulk 3-D MWCNTs	[21]
	Ru	1.8–2.6	MWCNTs	[22]
	Au	3.0	Functionalized SWCNTs	[23]
	Pt	2.5	Functionalized SWCNTs	[23]
	Pd	24.6	Sulfonated MWCNTs	[24]
	Ni	16.1	Sulfonated MWCNTs	[24]
	Sn	25.1	Sulfonated MWCNTs	[24]
Dispersion of MNPs on functionalized CNTs	Pt	~4.0	Acid oxidation-MWCNTs	[29]
	Au	3.0–7.0	Dendrimer-modified MWCNTs	[30]
	Pd	2.0	Thiol group-functionalized MWCNTs	[26]
	PtPd	2.0–4.0	Polypyrrole-functionalized MWCNTs	[25]
	Pt	33.8	PSS-functionalized MWCNTs	[31]
	Pt	1.8	PVP-functionalized MWCNTs	[32]
Polyol process	Pt	2.0–3.0	Purified CNTs	[35]
	Pd	5.4	Acid oxidation-MWCNTs	[36]
	Pt	~2.3	Purified MWCNTs	[39]
	Sn	3–5	Acid-treated MWCNTs	[38]
	Au	<10	Purified MWCNTs	[39]
	PtPd	2.4–5.4	Acid oxidation-MWCNTs	[36]
	PtRu	3.0	Acid oxidation-MWCNTs	[37]
	PtAg	~3.8	Purified MWCNTs	[39]