From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been at the forefront of materials research, with applications ranging from composites for increased tensile strength in construction and sports equipment to transistor switches and solar cell electrodes in energy applications. There remains untapped potential still...
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| description | Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been at the forefront of materials research, with applications ranging from composites for increased tensile strength in construction and sports equipment to transistor switches and solar cell electrodes in energy applications. There remains untapped potential still when it comes to energy and data transmission, with our group having previously demonstrated a working ethernet cable composed of CNT fibers. Material composition, electrical resistance, and electrical capacitance all play a strong role in the making of high-quality microphone and headphone cables, and the work herein describes the formation of a proof-of-concept CNT audio cable. Testing was done compared to commercial cables, with frequency response measurements performed for further objective testing. The results show performance is on par with commercial cables, and the CNTs being grown from waste plastics as a carbon source further adds to the value proposition, while also being environmentally friendly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b4e4eed0abc411486ca2ff82de54c362023-11-24T00:41:22ZengMDPI AGC2311-56292022-01-0181910.3390/c8010009From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio CablesVarun Shenoy Gangoli0Tim Yick1Fang Bian2Alvin Orbaek White3Energy Safety Research Institute, Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UKEnergy Safety Research Institute, Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UKHiFiMAN Electronics, Tianjin 300381, ChinaEnergy Safety Research Institute, Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UKCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been at the forefront of materials research, with applications ranging from composites for increased tensile strength in construction and sports equipment to transistor switches and solar cell electrodes in energy applications. There remains untapped potential still when it comes to energy and data transmission, with our group having previously demonstrated a working ethernet cable composed of CNT fibers. Material composition, electrical resistance, and electrical capacitance all play a strong role in the making of high-quality microphone and headphone cables, and the work herein describes the formation of a proof-of-concept CNT audio cable. Testing was done compared to commercial cables, with frequency response measurements performed for further objective testing. The results show performance is on par with commercial cables, and the CNTs being grown from waste plastics as a carbon source further adds to the value proposition, while also being environmentally friendly.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/8/1/9carboncarbon nanotubecopperelectrical conductordata transmissionaudio cable |
| spellingShingle | Varun Shenoy Gangoli Tim Yick Fang Bian Alvin Orbaek White From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables C carbon carbon nanotube copper electrical conductor data transmission audio cable |
| title | From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables |
| title_full | From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables |
| title_fullStr | From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables |
| title_short | From Waste Plastics to Carbon Nanotube Audio Cables |
| title_sort | from waste plastics to carbon nanotube audio cables |
| topic | carbon carbon nanotube copper electrical conductor data transmission audio cable |
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