Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Nanocomposites
"Multi-walled nanotubes(MWCNT) consist of multiple layers of graphite rolled in on themselves to form a tube shape. There are two models which can be used to describe the structures of multi-walled nanotubes. In the Russian Doll model, sheets of graphite are arranged in concentric cylinders, e.g. a (0,8) single-walled nanotube (SWNT) within a larger (0,10) single-walled nanotube. In the Parchment model, a single sheet of graphite is rolled in around itself, resembling a scroll of parchment or a rolled newspaper. The interlayer distance in multi-walled nanotubes is close to the distance between graphene layers in graphite, approximately 3.3 Å (330 pm)." (Wikipedia, MWCNT, 11/11/2010)
Recent Journal Articles
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7/24/2009
Novel amino-acid-based polymer/multi-walled carbon nanotube bio-nanocomposites: highly water dispersible carbon nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles
(# 225608) Nanotechnology 20 #22 (2009)
7/17/2009
Large-compound vesicle-encapsulated multiwalled carbon nanotubes: A unique route to nanotube composites
(p 3669-3679) Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 47 #14 (2009)
11/21/2008
Improved fracture toughness of carbon fiber composite functionalized with multi walled carbon nanotubes
(2026-2033) Carbon 46 #15 (2008)
10/31/1008
Dynamic properties of sandwich beams with MWNT/polymer nanocomposites as core materials
(2930-2936) Composites Science and Technology 68 #14 (2008)