Carbon nanotube yarn actuators

The first demonstration of electromechanical actuation in carbon nanotubes (CNTs), aligned in the form of a twisted yarn, is presented in this thesis. Sheets of CNTs have been known to actuate when charged electrochemically. When an electric potential is applied between a sheet of CNTs and another e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mirfakhrai, Tissaphern
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17441