Motion of carbon nanotubes based polymer nanocomposites subjected to multi-directional deformation

Interesting behavior is observed in the electrical resistance across the thickness of glass fibers/epoxy/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) laminate when the laminate is subjected to uniaxial stress along its length. Normally, when a tensile stress is applied along the length of the laminate, Poisson coupling would result in a decrease in the thickness of the laminate. One may expect that this would give rise to smaller electrical resistance across the...