The polyethylene/carbon nanotube shish-kebab structures were prepared by both isothermally and non-isothermally solution crystallization method

and the disp e rsion of carbon nanotube in xylene was improved.From the TEM images

it is evid ent that lengths of kebabs were 30～140 nm and 40～180 nm

respectively.And the p eriodicities were both in the range 35～80 nm.The polyethylene/carbon nanotube s hish-kebab structures were well dispersed in the p-xylene solutions after 3 months.And based on the samples obtained during the process

it was obviously t hat t he kebab grew and formed simultaneously.Finally

to investigate the stability o f shish-kebab structures

it was washed by boiled xylene for several times.Alth ough

PE chains were dissolved in the process

shish-kebab structures would ref orm when temperature decreased.