Title :
Carbon nanotubes and their recent developments
Author_Institution :
R&D Group, NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
In his book published in 1985 Drexler proposed a molecular bearing consisting of two graphitic nanotubes of different diameter which are concentrically arranged (1992). It was a virtual operation inside a computer. This dream, however, has become more realistic by the discovery of carbon nanotubes by the author (1991). The discovery, unique atomic structures, production, growth, expected properties and some experiments on carbon nanotubes are reviewed
Keywords :
annealing; arcs (electric); carbon; materials preparation; nanostructured materials; C; C nanotubes; arc discharge; atomic structures; graphitic nanotubes; growth; laser ablation; molecular bearing; single walled nanotubes; virtual operation; Books; Carbon nanotubes; Nanobioscience; National electric code; Organic materials; Production; Research and development; Semiconductor nanotubes; Shape; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 1998. MEMS 98. Proceedings., The Eleventh Annual International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Heidelberg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4412-X
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.1998.659812