Carbon nanotube
A carbon nanotube is an allotrope of carbon that is shaped like a tube of carbon atoms. Carbon nanotubes are very tough and hard to break, but still relatively light. Some are very long. Because of their high strength, carbon nanotubes may one day be used for bulletproof armour and other uses needing hard, lightweight materials. A few carbon nanotubes also let electricity through them. Some may be up to 1,000 times better at conducting electricity than metals like copper and silver.
Carbon Nanotube Media
Cycloparaphenylene - the shortest carbon nanotube. *Carbon Nanohoops: Shortest Segment of a Carbon Nanotube Synthesized. Berkeley Lab.. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved on 2010-03-21.
Triple-walled armchair carbon nanotube
Transmission electron microscope image of carbon nanotube junction
3D carbon nanotube scaffolds/architectures
A stable nanobud structure
A scanning electron microscopy image of carbon nanotube bundles
Band structures computed using tight binding approximation for (6,0) CNT (zigzag, metallic), (10,2) CNT (semiconducting) and (10,10) CNT (armchair, metallic)
Computer simulated microstructures with agglomeration regions
Carbon nanotube adhesive tape ("gecko tape" or "nano tape"). The tape is so sticky, fingerprints are left on the edges from merely removing the tape from its package.
Other websites
- Carbon nanotube -Citizendium