Strong, light, multifunctional fibers of carbon nanotubes with ultrahigh conductivity

N Behabtu, CC Young, DE Tsentalovich, O Kleinerman… - science, 2013 - science.org
Broader applications of carbon nanotubes to real-world problems have largely gone
unfulfilled because of difficult material synthesis and laborious processing. We report high …

Carbon nanotubes: present and future commercial applications

MFL De Volder, SH Tawfick, RH Baughman, AJ Hart - science, 2013 - science.org
Worldwide commercial interest in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is reflected in a production
capacity that presently exceeds several thousand tons per year. Currently, bulk CNT …

High-strength carbon nanotube fibre-like ribbon with high ductility and high electrical conductivity

JN Wang, XG Luo, T Wu, Y Chen - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Macroscopic fibres made up of carbon nanotubes exhibit properties far below theoretical
predictions and even much lower than those for conventional carbon fibres. Here we report …

Influence of carbon nanotube characteristics on macroscopic fiber properties

DE Tsentalovich, RJ Headrick, F Mirri… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We study how intrinsic parameters of carbon nanotube (CNT) samples affect the properties
of macroscopic CNT fibers with optimized structure. We measure CNT diameter, number of …

[PDF][PDF] Ultrastrong, stiff, and lightweight carbon‐nanotube fibers

X Zhang, Q Li, TG Holesinger, PN Arendt… - Advanced …, 2007 - academia.edu
From the stone ages to modern history, new materials have often been the enablers of
revolutionary technologies.[1] For a wide variety of envisioned applications in space …

Multifunctional carbon nanotube yarns by downsizing an ancient technology

M Zhang, KR Atkinson, RH Baughman - Science, 2004 - science.org
By introducing twist during spinning of multiwalled carbon nanotubes from nanotube forests
to make multi-ply, torque-stabilized yarns, we achieve yarn strengths greater than 460 …

Improved properties, increased production, and the path to broad adoption of carbon nanotube fibers

LW Taylor, OS Dewey, RJ Headrick, N Komatsu… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
We report on the latest properties of solution spun carbon nanotube fiber (CNTF) and
discuss these results in the context of the field of CNTF, as well as the broader field of high …

Structure–property relations in carbon nanotube fibers by downscaling solution processing

RJ Headrick, DE Tsentalovich, J Berdegué… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
At the microscopic scale, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) combine impressive tensile strength and
electrical conductivity; however, their macroscopic counterparts have not met expectations …

Spinning continuous fibers for nanotechnology

Y Dzenis - Science, 2004 - science.org
Nanotubes of carbon and other mate-rials are arguably the most fascinating materials
playing an important role in nanotechnology today. Their unique mechanical, electronic, and …

Carbon nanotube-based neat fibers

N Behabtu, MJ Green, M Pasquali - Nano today, 2008 - Elsevier
Macroscopic fibers containing only Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) will yield great advances in
high-tech applications if they can attain a significant portion of the extraordinary mechanical …