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Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications
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Many potential applications have been proposed for carbon nanotubes, including conductive and high-strength composites; energy storage and energy conversion devices; sensors; field emission displays and radiation sources; hydrogen storage media; and nanometer-sized semiconductor devices, probes, and interconnects.Abstract:
Many potential applications have been proposed for carbon nanotubes, including conductive and high-strength composites; energy storage and energy conversion devices; sensors; field emission displays and radiation sources; hydrogen storage media; and nanometer-sized semiconductor devices, probes, and interconnects. Some of these applications are now realized in products. Others are demonstrated in early to advanced devices, and one, hydrogen storage, is clouded by controversy. Nanotube cost, polydispersity in nanotube type, and limitations in processing and assembly methods are important barriers for some applications of single-walled nanotubes.read more
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Robust preparation of superhydrophobic polymer/carbon nanotube hybrid membranes for highly effective removal of oils and separation of water-in-oil emulsions
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Strong and stiff aramid nanofiber/carbon nanotube nanocomposites.
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Isolation and Characterization of Fluorescent Nanoparticles from Pristine and Oxidized Electric Arc-Produced Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
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TL;DR: The pristine and oxidized carbon nanotube-derived fluorescent nanoparticles exhibited a molecular-weight-dependent photoluminescence in the violet-blue and blue to yellowish-green ranges, respectively, which was strongly related to the specific supplier.
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Engineering vertically aligned carbon nanotube growth by decoupled thermal treatment of precursor and catalyst.
Eric R. Meshot,Desiree L. Plata,Desiree L. Plata,Sameh Tawfick,Yongyi Zhang,Eric Verploegen,A. John Hart +6 more
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Tribological behavior of plasma-sprayed carbon nanotube-reinforced hydroxyapatite coating in physiological solution.
TL;DR: Surface characterization and wear studies have shown that in addition to acting as underprop lubricant, CNTs provide reinforcement via stretching and splat-bridging for enhanced abrasion resistance in vitro.
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TL;DR: The nanotubes sensors exhibit a fast response and a substantially higher sensitivity than that of existing solid-state sensors at room temperature and the mechanisms of molecular sensing with nanotube molecular wires are investigated.
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Room-temperature transistor based on a single carbon nanotube
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Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
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TL;DR: X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy showed that fullerene single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) are nearly uniform in diameter and that they self-organize into “ropes,” which consist of 100 to 500 SWNTs in a two-dimensional triangular lattice with a lattice constant of 17 angstroms.
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Nanobeam mechanics: Elasticity, strength, and toughness of nanorods and nanotubes
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Thermal transport measurements of individual multiwalled nanotubes.
TL;DR: The thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of a single carbon nanotube were measured using a microfabricated suspended device and shows linear temperature dependence with a value of 80 microV/K at room temperature.