This invention belongs to the field of
copper composite material preparation technology, specifically relating to a method for preparing single-walled
carbon nanotube-
copper composite materials. Single-walled carbon nanotubes are prepared using a flotation
catalytic method, followed by
acid washing and high-temperature repair purification. Subsequently, the single-walled carbon nanotubes are subjected to mixed acid gradient oxidation, and
cobalt nanoparticles are chemically deposited onto their surface. Then, an amorphous
titanium dioxide
coating is composited onto the modified single-walled carbon nanotubes using a
sol-
gel method. The composite
powder is added to molten
copper and mixed uniformly under ultrasonic and
magnetic field-assisted stirring. Finally, the mixture is rapidly solidified and hot-drawn into copper rods using a hot-
casting method under continuous
magnetic field assistance to obtain the single-walled
carbon nanotube-copper
composite material. This method improves the dispersion and
interfacial bonding strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the
copper matrix and enables the single-walled carbon nanotubes to oriented within the
copper matrix. The method is simple, and the prepared
composite material exhibits excellent electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties.