Coiled carbon nanotubes: their structural and electrical properties

Jining Xie; Kingsuk Mukhopadyay; J. Yadev; Vijay K. Varadan

doi:10.1117/12.497450

22 July 2003 Coiled carbon nanotubes: their structural and electrical properties

Jining Xie, Kingsuk Mukhopadyay, J. Yadev, Vijay K. Varadan

Proceedings Volume 5055, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Electronics, MEMS, BioMEMS, and Nanotechnology; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497450
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Coiled carbon nanotubes exhibit excellent mechanical and electrical properties because of the combination of coil morphology and properties of nanotubes. They could have potential novel applications in nano-composite, nano-electronic devices as well as nano-electromechanical system (NEMS). In this work, synthesis of regularly coiled carbon nanotubes is presented. It involves pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gas over metal/support catalyst by conventional thermal filament CCVD and microwave CCVD methods. The growth mechanism and structural and electrical properties of coiled carbon nanotubes are also discussed.

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Jining Xie, Kingsuk Mukhopadyay, J. Yadev, and Vijay K. Varadan "Coiled carbon nanotubes: their structural and electrical properties", Proc. SPIE 5055, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Electronics, MEMS, BioMEMS, and Nanotechnology, (22 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497450

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