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Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability and Heat Transport in Carbon Nanotubes

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Carbon Nanotubes

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics ((TAP,volume 111))

Abstract

Ever since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the early 1990s, it wasanticipated that these nanostructures would have truly remarkable mechanical andheat-transport properties, given the strength of the carbon-carbon bond withingraphene layers in graphite. Nowadays, there is growing evidence, coming fromboth experimental and theoretical studies, that CNTs do indeed have anoutstandingly high Young’s modulus, high thermal stability and thermalconductivity. In this contribution, we provide an overview of the current stateof knowledge on these properties in CNTs and related nanostructures.

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Yamamoto, T., Watanabe, K., Hernández, E.R. (2007). Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability and Heat Transport in Carbon Nanotubes. In: Jorio, A., Dresselhaus, G., Dresselhaus, M.S. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 111. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72865-8_5

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