Unusually long and aligned ‘buckytubes’ grown at Duke « the Kurzweil Library

Unusually long and aligned ‘buckytubes’ grown at Duke

April 25, 2003 | Source: EurekaAlert

Duke University chemists have developed a method of growing nanotubes 100 times longer than usual (4 mm.), while maintaining straightness with controllable orientation and cross-connecting nanotube grids. The achievement solves a major barrier to nanotubes’ use in ultra-small nanoelectronic devices.

Unusually Long and Aligned ‘Buckytubes’ Grown at Duke

April 23, 2003 | Source: EurekAlert

Duke University chemists have developed a method of growing one-atom-thick cylinders of carbon (nanotubes) 100 times longer than usual, while maintaining a soda-straw straightness with controllable orientation. Their achievement solves a major barrier to the nanotubes’ use in ultra-small nanoelectronic devices, said the team’s leader.

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