A Few Basics concerning Nanotubes.........
 

• Nanotubes were discovered as a spin off of fullerene research.
• They are sheets of graphite rolled up into cylinders
• They range from 1 to tens of nanometers in diameter and can reach 1 micron (1 millionth of a metre) in length
• They have a broad range of electronic (metallic or semi-conducting - dependent upon the twist of the tube), thermal (thermal conductivity dependent upon the temperature) and structural (they can be straight or twisted) properties. Click here to view and manipulate a spiral nanotube using Chime.
• They can be single or multiple wall structures:

A Single Walled Nanotube (SWNT)

• They are very very strong - they have 100 times the tensile strength of steel

 
 
 

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Title Page, Introduction, The Basics of Nanotubes, From Buckyballs to Nanotubes, Synthesis of Nanotubes, Present and Future Uses for Nanotubes, Contact Details.