DOI: 10.1126/science.1222453. Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications

Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications

10.1126/science.1222453

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Abstract

Exploiting Carbon Nanotubes Individual defect-free carbon nanotubes can have exceptional mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, which has led to speculation on a wide range of potential applications. However, challenges in growing large quantities of pure nanotubes, and for some applications tubes of only one type, have limited their widespread use. De Volder et al. (p. 535 ) review the efforts that have been made to scale up carbon nanotube production and discuss a number of applications where enhanced materials have made use of carbon nanotubes.

Bibliography

De Volder, M. F. L., Tawfick, S. H., Baughman, R. H., & Hart, A. J. (2013). Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications. Science, 339(6119), 535â539.

Authors 4

Michael F. L. De Volder (first)
Sameh H. Tawfick (additional)
Ray H. Baughman (additional)
A. John Hart (additional)

References 97 Referenced 4,878

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Type	When
Created	12 years, 6 months ago (Jan. 31, 2013, 5:51 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 8:59 a.m.)
Indexed	1 hour, 16 minutes ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 9:48 p.m.)
Issued	12 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 2013)
Published	12 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 2013)
Published Print	12 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 2013)

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BibTeX

@article{De_Volder_2013, title={Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications}, volume={339}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1222453}, DOI={10.1126/science.1222453}, number={6119}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={De Volder, Michael F. L. and Tawfick, Sameh H. and Baughman, Ray H. and Hart, A. John}, year={2013}, month=feb, pages={535–539} }

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