Large Area, High-Density SWCNT Forests with Remarkably Invariant Structural Properties over a Wide Range of Synthesis Conditions

摘要

Driven by the exceptional thermal, electrical, optical, mechanical and fluidic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), commercial use of vertically aligned "forests" are on the horizon for applications ranging from optical absorbers and thermal interfaces to selective membranes and advanced fabrics. Large-area SWCNT forests with high densities and small diameters are especially important for many applications, yet they are conspicuously absent from the literature due to synthesis challenges.