Direct synthesis of long single-walled carbon nanotube strands

Details Direct synthesis of long single-walled carbon nanotube strands Direct synthesis of long single-walled carbon nanotube strands

2003-02-24

2009-11-10

Hendrickson, Stuart (Department: 1793)

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Carbon or compound thereof

Elemental carbon

C428S367000, C977S742000, C977S750000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07615204

ABSTRACT:
Long, macroscopic nanotube strands or cables, up to several tens of centimeters in length, of aligned single-walled nanotubes are synthesized by the catalytic pyrolysis of n-hexane using an enhanced vertical floating catalyst CVD technique. The long strands of nanotubes assemble continuously from ropes or arrays of nanotubes, which are intrinsically long. These directly synthesized long nanotube strands or cables can be easily manipulated using macroscopic tools.

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