Carbon nanotube characteristics and enhancement effects on the mechanical features of polymer-based materials and structures – A review

Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs) are cylindrical structured rolled up sheets of graphene. The use of CNTs is observed as increasing immensely nowadays due to its tremendous characteristical properties. The low thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), their high mechanical strength, high specific surface area (SSA), and high thermal conductivity strongly idealize them as a nanostructure for enhancing the physical properties of the fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials for advanced applications such as microelectronic, chemical sensors, electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI), microwave absorption, hydrogen storage and aerospace. This review is comprised of the recent advancement in the…