Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent mechanical, chemical, and electronic properties, but realizing these excellences in practical applications needs to assemble individual CNTs into larger-scale products. Recently, CNT fibers demonstrate the potential of retaining CNT's superior properties a...

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Main Authors: Gengzhi Sun, Yani Zhang, Lianxi Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506209
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spelling doaj-1c727fdb1b9f4a8aae4698d7acbd0d102020-11-24T21:56:00ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Nanomaterials1687-41101687-41292012-01-01201210.1155/2012/506209506209Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube FibersGengzhi Sun0Yani Zhang1Lianxi Zheng2School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent mechanical, chemical, and electronic properties, but realizing these excellences in practical applications needs to assemble individual CNTs into larger-scale products. Recently, CNT fibers demonstrate the potential of retaining CNT's superior properties at macroscale level. High-performance CNT fibers have been widely obtained by several fabrication approaches. Here in this paper, we review several key spinning techniques including surfactant-based coagulation spinning, liquid-crystal-based solution spinning, spinning from vertical-aligned CNT arrays, and spinning from CNT aerogel. The method, principle, limitations, and recent progress of each technique have been addressed, and the fiber properties and their dependences on spinning parameters are also discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506209
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author Gengzhi Sun
Yani Zhang
Lianxi Zheng
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Yani Zhang
Lianxi Zheng
Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
Journal of Nanomaterials
author_facet Gengzhi Sun
Yani Zhang
Lianxi Zheng
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title Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
title_short Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
title_full Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
title_fullStr Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of Microscale Carbon Nanotube Fibers
title_sort fabrication of microscale carbon nanotube fibers
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Nanomaterials
issn 1687-4110
1687-4129
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent mechanical, chemical, and electronic properties, but realizing these excellences in practical applications needs to assemble individual CNTs into larger-scale products. Recently, CNT fibers demonstrate the potential of retaining CNT's superior properties at macroscale level. High-performance CNT fibers have been widely obtained by several fabrication approaches. Here in this paper, we review several key spinning techniques including surfactant-based coagulation spinning, liquid-crystal-based solution spinning, spinning from vertical-aligned CNT arrays, and spinning from CNT aerogel. The method, principle, limitations, and recent progress of each technique have been addressed, and the fiber properties and their dependences on spinning parameters are also discussed.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506209
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