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PropertiesandApplicationsofCarbonNanotubes
Carbonnanotubetechnologycanbeusedforawiderangeofnewandexisting
applications:
Microandnanoelectronics
Structuralcompositematerials
Flatpaneldisplays
Conductiveplastics
AtomicForceMicroscope(AFM)tips
Ultracapacitors
Radarabsorbingcoating
Technicaltextiles
Gasstorage
Powerapplications(e.g.batterieswithimprovedlifetime,photovoltaicapplications)
SensorsandBiosensors
Extrastrongfibers

Overall,carbonnanotubesshowauniquecombinationofstiffness,strength,andtenacity
comparedtootherfibermaterialswhichusuallylackoneormoreoftheseproperties.
Thermalandelectricalconductivityarealsoveryhighandarecomparabletoother
conductivematerials.
Theintrinsicmechanicalandtransportpropertiesofcarbonnanotubesmakethemthe
ultimatecarbonfibers.Thefollowingtables(Table1andTable2)comparetheseproperties
tootherengineeringmaterials.
Table1.MechanicalPropertiesofEngineeringFibers
FiberMaterial

Specific

E(TPa)

Density

Strength

StrainatBreak(%)

(GPa)

CarbonNanotube

1.32

1060

10

HSSteel

7.8

0.2

4.1

<10

CarbonFiberPAN

1.72

0.20.6

1.75

0.32.4

CarbonFiberPitch

22.2

0.40.96

2.23.3

0.270.6

E/Sglass

2.5

0.07/

2.4/4.5

4.8

3.64.1

2.8

0.08

Kevlar*49

1.4

0.13

*KevlarisaregisteredtrademarkofDuPont.
Table2.TransportPropertiesofConductiveMaterials
Material

ThermalConductivity(W/m.k)

ElectricalConductivity

CarbonNanotubes

>3000

106107

Copper

400

6x107

CarbonFiberPitch

1000

28.5x106

CarbonFiberPAN

8105

6.514x106

CharacterizationofMWCNTs
CNTSynthesisBrochure
GrowthofMWNTbyInjectionCVD

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