Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2018,9, 415–435, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.41
future outlook.
Keywords: arrangementandalignment; carbon nanotubes; composite materials; orientation; Review
Introduction
Carbon is one of the most abundant elements comprising the world around us. Before 1985 graphite and diamond were the only known structural forms of carbon [1]. In 1991, Iijima
of CNT nanocomposites could be fulfilled [14][27][28][29][30].
In terms of processing techniques, the arrangementandalignment of CNTs in a matrix of composite materials are divided in two categories. In the first category alignment is arranged during growth, where the regular placement of catalyst
above techniques summarized in Table 1, there are other less widespread methods such as the dip-pen nanolithography technique [116], uniaxial pressure technique [117][118] and the use of femtosecond laser pulses [119], which are not presented here.
Evaluating the arrangementandalignment of CNTs
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Figure 1:
Number of papers and patents published in the past 16 years on the topic of CNTs. The numbers were ...