Horizontal carbon nanotube alignment. Issue 35 (22nd August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cole, Matthew T.; Cientanni, Vito; Milne, William I.
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 8:Issue 35(2016)
• Page Start: 15836
• Page End: 15844
• Publication Date: 2016-08-22
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/c6nr04666e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

Abstract : The current state-of-the-art in the production of horizontally aligned carbon nanotubes is herein reviewed. Abstract : The production of horizontally aligned carbon nanotubes offers a rapid means of realizing a myriad of self-assembled near-atom-scale technologies – from novel photonic crystals to nanoscale transistors. The ability to reproducibly align anisotropic nanostructures has huge technological value. Here we review the present state-of-the-art in horizontal carbon nanotube alignment. For both in and ex situ approaches, we quantitatively assess the reported linear packing densities alongside the degree of alignment possible for each of these core methodologies.