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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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Composite Yarns of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Metallic Electrical Conductivity
TL;DR: The synthesis of metal-CNT composite yarns, which combine the unique properties of CNT yarns and nanocrystalline metals to obtain a new class of materials with enhanced electrical conductivity, is presented.
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Amphiphobic carbon nanotubes as macroemulsion surfactants
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TL;DR: The concept of emulsification via amphiphobicity will find applications in processing nanotubes, compatibilizing immiscible fluids and creating new macroscopic emulsion materials with unique interfacial and structural properties as mentioned in this paper.
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Nanocomposites based on polyolefins and functional thermoplastic materials
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Stable Superhydrophobic Ceramic-Based Carbon Nanotube Composite Desalination Membranes.
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TL;DR: This study presents an overall conceptual design and application strategy for a superhydrophobic ceramic-based carbon nanotube (CNT) desalination membrane having specially designed membrane structures with unprecedented operating stability and MD performance.
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