Carbon Nanotube–Purification and Sorting Protocols

  • Poornendu Chaturvedi Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  • Preeti Verma Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  • Anand Singh Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  • P. K. Chaudhary Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  • Dr. Harsh Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
  • P. K. Basu Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.58.1694
Keywords: Arc-discharge, carbon nanotubes, single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, SWCNTs, MWCNTs purification, sorting

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown extraordinary mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electronic properties. Electronic properties of CNT are very sensitive to its diameter and chirality, making it metallicor semiconducting, depending upon its chiral vector. The extraordinary properties of CNTs have led to demonstration of several applications but commercial realisation of these devices require consistent qualityof CNTs, and these should be  free of any impurity. For development of electronic devices, CNTs should notjust be pure but also of similar length, diameter, and electronic behaviour. Such demanding requirements need development of elaborate purification and sorting protocols. In this paper,  a brief review of the existing technologies and the research done is presented.

Defence Science Journal, 2008, 58(5), pp.591-599, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.58.1694

Published
2008-09-01
How to Cite
Chaturvedi, P., Verma, P., Singh, A., Chaudhary, P., Harsh, D., & Basu, P. (2008). Carbon Nanotube–Purification and Sorting Protocols. Defence Science Journal, 58(5), 591-599. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.58.1694
Issue
Vol 58 No 5: Nanomaterials: Science & Technology (Part-II)
Section
Review Papers
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