Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Relevant Approaches for Aligning Carbon Nanotubes |
| Authors: |
Zhifu Yin, Ao Ding, Hui Zhang, Wang Zhang |
| Source: |
Micromachines, Vol 13, Iss 11, p 1863 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Subject Terms: |
carbon nanotube, alignment, approach, performance improvement, Mechanical engineering and machinery, TJ1-1570 |
| More Details: |
Carbon-nanotube (CNT) is a promising material owing to its compelling mechanical, thermal and electrical properties and has been applied in a broad variety of fields such as composite, fiber, film and microelectronic. Although the introductions of CNT have brought huge improvement for many applications, these properties of macrostructures prepared by CNTs still cannot meet those of individual CNT. Disordered alignment of CNTs in the matrix results in degradation of performance and hinders further application. Nowadays, quantities of methods are being researched to realize alignments of CNTs. In this paper, we introduce the application of CNTs and review some typical pathways for vertical and horizontal alignment, including chemical vapor disposition, vertical self-assembly, external force, film assisted, electric field, magnetic field and printing. Besides that, advantages and disadvantages of specific methods are also discussed. We believe that these efforts will contribute to further understanding the nature of aligned CNT and generating more effective ideas to the relevant workers. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2072-666X |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/11/1863; https://doaj.org/toc/2072-666X |
| DOI: |
10.3390/mi13111863 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/01494fc9c8b240a7a053d6ea99c2a123 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.01494fc9c8b240a7a053d6ea99c2a123 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
