A Study of Electromechanical Properties and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes (original) (raw)

Carbon nanotubes are one of the most important nanomaterials today. It exhibits an exceptional combination of physical, electrical, mechanical, and chemical properties, which results in their great potential of industrial application in various fields. Carbon nanotubes can be categorized as single-walled carbon nanotubes and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The structure of a single-walled carbon nanotube can be viewed as one-atom-thick layer of graphite rolled cylinder. Well understanding the property of single-walled carbon nanotubes is fundamental in both exploratory research and the potential applications for Carbon nanotubes based products. These molecules also have a unique structure that encapsulates a one-dimensional volume of space. Electromechanical properties of Carbon nanotubes like piezoresistance and chirality of carbon atom make them roughly five times stronger than steel and five times more resistive than silicon. These properties substantiate the applicational array of...