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 Carbon Nanotubes.
 Buckypaper Description
 Buckypaper Definition
 Types of Buckypaper
 Synthesis of Buckypaper
 Properties of Buckypaper
 Application
 Drawbacks
 Future Scope
• 1959: Richard Feynman’s famed talk.
• 1981: Binnig and Rohrer created the STM to image
individual atoms.
• 1985: Curl, Kroto, Smalley discovered C60.
• 1993: Iijima, Bethune discovered single wall carbon
nanotubes.
• 1998: Cees Dekker’s group created a TUBEFET
• Discovered by Sumio Ijima (NEC) in his study of arc-
discharge products. Nature, 354, 56 (1991)
• Giant Fullerene molecules made of sheets of carbon atoms,
coaxially arranged in
a cylindrical shape.
• SWNT, single-walled nanotube (1 < d < 3 nm.)
• MWNT, multi-walled nanotube (d > 3 nm)
 Buckypaper is a macroscopic aggregate of carbon
nanotubes (CNT), or "buckytubes". The idea for
buckypaper came when British scientist Harry
Kroto and Rice University scientists were attempting to
create the conditions found in a star when it forms
elemental carbon. It owes its name
to buckminsterfullerene, the 60
carbon fullerene (an allotrope of carbon with similar
bonding that is sometimes referred to as a "Buckyball" in
honor of R. Buckminster Fuller).
 graphene oxide paper
 SWCNT bundles
 thick film of randomly orientated SWCNT bundles
 A novel easy-to-handle thin film formed using carbon
nanotubes or fibers
 Composed of single-walled, multi-walled carbon
nanotubes or carbon nanofibers that undergo a
repeatable and scalable manufacturing process
 Extremely thin (~25 microns) and and lightweight
(areal density: 0.0705 oz/ft²)
 Thermally conductive
 Electrically conductive
 High mechanical strength and modulus
 High strain rate
 Highly efficient field emission
 Self-actuation

Buckypapers
 The most common way is to use sodium lauryl
sulfate to improve solubility, and filter a
suspension under pressure to make the paper.
 A Frit compression method can also be used
without additional substances by compressing a
suspension in a syringe.
 The tubes can be exposed to strong magnetic
fields to align them and increase the overall
strength.
 Single-walled carbon nanotube buckypaper (SBP)
 Multi-walled carbon nanotube buckypaper (MBP)
 Strongest fiber that's ever been made (250x stronger than
steel, yet 10x lighter)
 Electrical conductivity of copper or silicon
 Thermal conductivity higher than diamond
 First discovered by Nobel Laureates Bob Curl, Harry Kroto
and Richard Smalley
 Key problems are price and the difficulty of working with
them
 It combines SWNTs with low-cost multi-walled nanotubes
(MWNTs) or carbon nanofibers (CNFs) to retain most of the
excellent properties of SBP while significantly reducing the
cost.
 The generally accepted methods of making CNT films
involves the use of non-ionic surfactants, such as Triton X-
100 and sodium lauryl sulfate.
 an alternative casting process can be used involving a frit
compression method that did not require the use of
surfactants or surface modification
 Aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) growth
has been used in CNT film synthesis through the domino
effect
 Bucky-papers are typically formed by first purifying the
CNTs and then dispersing them in a suitable solvent.
Once a well dispersed solution is achieved, it is filtered
through a porous support which captures the CNTs to
form an optically opaque CNT Bucky-paper (Figure 2). If
the Buckypaper is thick enough it can be peeled off the
support filter intact. As prepared CNTs are highly
entangled and typically contaminated with impurities.
These impurities include the metal catalyst particles, such
as Fe, Co and Ni needed for CNT growth, as well as other
carbonaceous by-products including amorphous carbon,
fullerenes, and graphitic nano-particles.
 Composed of tube-shaped carbon molecules 50,000 times
thinner than a human hair.
 Buckypaper possesses unique properties enabling it to
conduct electricity and disperse heat.
 Sheets of Buckypaper stacked and pressed together form a
composite.
 it has a very high thermal conductivity
 Electromagnetic shielding (EMI) (Cables, Computers,
Radios, Planes, general interference).
 Super capacitors(Buckypaper has great electrical
conductivity although it depends heavily on the
temperature of the environment).
 semi-conductors (Due to buckypapers electrical
characteristics, it may one day replace or augment
silicon)semi conductors are essential to todays modern
computer. The simplest semi-conductor is a simple diode
that can either act as an insulator or a conductor.
 BuckyPaper can be folded, cut with scissors, like notebook
paper. We have investigated its mechanical properties
after infiltrating the paper with epoxy base matrix phases
 Electromagnetic interference shielding
 Radiation shielding
 Lightning strike protection
 Heat sinks
 Thermal management
 Electrodes for fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries
 Ultra-high strength structures
 Personal protection: body armor, helmets, armored vehicles
 Medical devices
 Flat panel displays
 Bucky-papers have also been considered for a number of other
applications related to filtration and water purification
1) In may not be good for the environment.
2) The increased glow may increase global warming.
3) expensive
4) making it is very time consuming it take a few days to
make a single role of a few meters buckypaper.
 Using bucky paper as a therapeutic aid in medical
applications
 Replacing copper with buckypaper would save weight
and fuel.
 As electrodes for fuel cells, super capacitors and batteries
 buckypaper could be a more efficient and lighter
replacement for graphite sheets used in laptop computers
to dissipate heat, which is harmful to electronics
 Electromagnetic shielding (EMI) (Cables, Computers,
Radios, Planes, general interference).
 Super capacitors(Buckypaper has great electrical
conductivity although it depends heavily on the
temperature of the environment).
 build planes, automobiles and other things with
buckypaper composites.
 use in armor plating and stealth technology.
 SME Innovations That Could Change The Way You
Manufacture Award, 2009
 Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Award, 2008
 R&D Magazine Micro/Nano 25 Award, 2007
 http://wikipedia.org
 http://www.buckypaper.com
 http://thefutureofthings.com
 www.reade.com
 http://www.hindawi.com
 http://www.azonano.com
 Carbon Nanotubes buckypaper permeability and prepreg
process study by Bryant Marshall click a thesis .
 A study of nanostructure and properties of mixed
Nanotubes buckypaper materials : fabrication, process
modeling characterization, and property modeling