Chirality Pure Carbon Nanotubes: Growth, Sorting, and Characterization
Peking University · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been attracting tremendous attention owing to their structure (chirality) dependent outstanding properties, which endow them with great potential in a wide range of applications. The preparation of chirality-pure SWCNTs is not only a great scientific challenge but also a crucial requirement for many high-end applications. As such, research activities in this area over the last two decades have been very extensive. In this review, we summarize recent achievements and accumulated knowledge thus far and discuss future developments and remaining challenges from three aspects: controlled growth, postsynthesis sorting, and characterization techniques. In the growth part,…
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- 100%
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6Topics & keywords
- Characterization (materials science)
- Nanotechnology
- Chirality (physics)
- Carbon nanotube
- Sorting
- Biochemical engineering
- Mechanism (biology)
- Chemistry