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Elastic and Shear Moduli of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Ropes

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: Carbon nanotubes are believed to be the ultimate low-density high-modulus fibers, which makes their characterization at nanometer scale vital for applications. By using an atomic force microscope and a special substrate, the elastic and shear moduli of individual single-walled nanotube (SWNT) ropes were measured to be of the order of 1 TPa and 1 GPa, respectively. In contrast to multiwalled nanotubes, an unexpectedly low intertube shear stiffness dominated the flexural behavior of the SWNT ropes. This suggests that intertube cohesion should be improved for applications of SWNT ropes in high-performance composite materials.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.82.944

Authors: Jean-Paul Salvetat, G. Briggs, Jean-Marc Bonard, Revathi Bacsa, Andrzej Kulik, Thomas Stöckli, Nancy Burnham, László Forró

Institutions: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Carbon Nanotubes in Composites

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2117070417

FWCI: 24.18

Cites: 14

Cited by: 1,510

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