Journal
CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
Volume 57, Issue 2-3, Pages 157-166Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4879-z
Keywords
carbon nanotube; process engineering; mass production; synthesis; chemical vapor deposition; nanotechnology
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2011CB932602]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20736004, 20736007]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are nanomaterials that have attracted great research interest because of their unique properties and promising applications. The controllable synthesis of CNTs is a precondition for their broad application. In this review, we consider nanoscale process engineering and assess recent progress in the mass production of ultra-long, inexpensive CNTs with good alignment as well as tunability in wall number and diameter for fundamental and engineering science applications across multiple scales. Cutting-edge nanoscale process engineering research in the areas of physics, chemistry, materials, engineering, ecology, and social science will allow us to obtain high added value and multi-functional advanced CNTs. The synthesis of CNTs with controllable chirality, good-alignment, and predetermined sizes and lengths still presents great challenges. Through multidisciplinary scientific research, advanced CNT-based materials will promote the development of a sustainable society.
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