Carbon Nanotubes and their Application to Nanotechnology

Carbon Nanotube Core Graphitic Shell Hybrid Fibers

“…During the last few decades, there have been great advances in nanotechnology that can be used to create diverse state-of-the-art materials. − Obviously, carbon-based nanomaterials are one of the major driving forces in these developments. − Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), in particular, have attracted significant interest for industrial applications, due to their outstanding physical properties (mechanical strength, high electrical and thermal conductivities) . The remarkable physical properties of individual CNTs can be translated into a wide range of nanoscaled applications including, but not limited to, flexible nanoelectronics, chemical and mechanical sensing, multifunctional membranes, supercapacitors, and nanocomposites. ,,− However, utilizing CNTs in many macroscale devices is limited by the difficulties in controlling the physical dimensions of CNT structures, especially length.…”