Issue 11, 2011

Joining carbon nanotubes

Abstract

To fully exploit the exceptional electronic and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes in real-world applications, it is desirable to create carbon nanotube networks in which separate, multiple nanotubes are joined so that as many as possible of the properties of single nanotubes are conserved. In this review we summarize the progress made towards this goal, covering techniques including electron and ion beam irradiation, Joule heating and spark plasma sintering.

Graphical abstract: Joining carbon nanotubes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
04 Jul 2011
Accepted
05 Sep 2011
First published
28 Sep 2011

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 4503-4514

Joining carbon nanotubes

G. S. Roberts and P. Singjai, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 4503 DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10720H

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