Carbon nanotubes are relatively new materials that were discovered in 1991, which have unique electronic properties. Their unique structural features, combined with mechanical, electrical, chemical, magnetic, and optical properties have enabled their use for many important appli…
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This dissertation describes the synthesis of carbon nanotube/ metal oxides composites including alumina, iron oxide, manganese oxide, tungsten oxide and zinc oxide using sol gel methods and thermal process. The conditions of the reactions were proper optimized. The methods have …
Driven by the ever-growing demand for versatile electronics with increased functionality, high performance, light weight, low cost and improved design options, conductive filler/polymer composites (CPCs) have emerged as a distinctive solution. Manipulating the conductive network…
A new generation of catalytic chemical vapor deposition reactor was designed and fabricated locally at the department of chemical engineering, and it is called orifice chemical vapor deposition (O-CVD) reactor, to produce well aligned multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) with high …
Supercapacitors used in conjunction with batteries offer a solution to energy storage and delivery problems in systems where high power output is required, such as in fully electric cars. This project aimed to enhance current supercapacitor technology by fabricating activated ca…
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and Carbon nanofibers (CNF) are one of the toughest and stiffest materials in the world presently with extreme properties yet to be discovered in terms of elastic modulus and tensile strength. Due to the advanced properties of these materials they are bein…
Discovered in the early 1990's, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are found to have exceptional physical characteristics compared to conventional semiconductor materials, with much potential for devices surpassing the performance of present-day electronics. Semiconducting CNTs have large …
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical structures of hexagonally bonded carbon atoms with diameters of a few nanometers. CNTs are generated with different structures characterized by their diameter and chirality (twist). Two types of semiconducting CNTs are zigzag (chirality &t…
Carbon nanotubes have unique electronic, mechanical, optical and thermal properties, which make them ideal candidates as building blocks in nano-electronic and electromechanical systems. However, their organization into well-defined geometries and arrays on surfaces remains a cr…
Interest in nanoscale heat and mass transport has been augmented through current trends in nanotechnology research. The theme of this dissertation is to characterize electric charge, mass and thermal transport at the nanoscale using a fundamental molecular simulation method, nam…
Current research aims towards developing new characterization methodologies of nanostructures to estimate and model nanomaterial behavior using artificial intelligence. The proposed methodology in this research utilizes artificial neural networks and image processing techniques …
Organized networks of carbon nanotubes
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Organized networks of carbon nanotubes
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Type: Book
In this book, meshes and networks formed out of multiwalled carbon nanotubes are investigated andanalyzed, including their use in niche applications such as electro-optic devices, advanced mechanical, thermal and electrical property enhancement, and gene editing. Different prope…