Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Carbon or compound thereof – Elemental carbon
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Hendrickson, Stuart (Department: 1754)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Carbon or compound thereof
Elemental carbon
C423S447100, C977S726000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07087207
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates generally to a forming an array of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in an electric field and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, a purified bucky paper of single-wall carbon nanotubes is used as the starting material. Upon oxidative treatment of the bucky paper surface, many tube and/or rope ends protrude up from the surface of the paper. Disposing the resulting bucky paper in an electric field results in the protruding tubes and or ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes aligning in a direction substantially perpendicular to the paper surface. These tubes tend to coalesce to form a molecular array. In another embodiment, a molecular array of SWNTs can be made by “combing” the purified bucky paper starting material with a sharp microscopic tip to align the nanotubes.
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Colbert Daniel T.
Dai Hongjie
Guo Ting
Hafner Jason H.
Liu Jie
Hendrickson Stuart
Mickelson Edward T.
Ross Spencer Garsson
William Marsh Rice University
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
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