US 12,334,231 B2
Conductive element
John Franks, East Farleigh (GB); Mathieu Delmas, East Farleigh (GB); and Calvin Prentice, East Farleigh (GB)
Assigned to Quantum Conductors Ltd, East Farleigh (GB)
Appl. No. 17/277,239
Filed by Quantum Conductors Ltd, East Farleigh (GB)
PCT Filed Sep. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/052652
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/058728, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1815359 (GB), filed on Sep. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0241942 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Prior Publication US 2022/0148764 A2, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. H01B 13/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C01B 32/16 (2017.01); C01B 32/168 (2017.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C23C 16/26 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); C25D 5/54 (2006.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/04 (2006.01); H01B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 13/0036 (2013.01) [C01B 32/16 (2017.08); C01B 32/168 (2017.08); C08K 3/041 (2017.05); C23C 16/26 (2013.01); C23C 28/32 (2013.01); C23C 28/34 (2013.01); C25D 5/54 (2013.01); H01B 1/026 (2013.01); H01B 1/04 (2013.01); H01B 5/02 (2013.01); H01B 13/0016 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 2202/06 (2013.01); C01B 2202/08 (2013.01); C01B 2202/22 (2013.01); C01P 2004/03 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01); C08K 2201/011 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for producing a conductive element precursor, the method comprising the following steps:
growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes on a metallic substrate;
applying a shear force to the plurality of carbon nanotubes on the metallic substrate in a first direction;
coating carbon nanotubes of the plurality of carbon nanotubes on the metallic substrate with a metallic material; and wherein the step of applying the shear force occurs after the step of coating the carbon nanotubes.