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Astrophysics & Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 2329-6542

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Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are barrel shaped particles that comprise of moved up sheets of single-layer carbon molecules (graphene). They can be single-walled (SWCNT) with a distance across of under 1 nanometer (nm) or multi-walled (MWCNT), comprising of a few concentrically interlinked nanotubes, with breadths arriving at in excess of 100 nm. Their length can arrive at a few micrometers or even millimeters. Like their structure square graphene, CNTs are synthetically reinforced with sp2 bonds, an incredibly solid type of sub-atomic association. This element joined with carbon nanotubes' normal tendency to rope together through van der Waals powers, given the chance to create ultra-high quality, low-weight materials that have exceptionally conductive electrical and warm properties. This makes them profoundly alluring for various applications.

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