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CARBON NANOTUBES                                                  Seminar Report 2012-13




                          ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


        I express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Sojan P Antony, Lecturer in mechanical

Engineering, on this occasion for his suggestion of this topic and presentation of this

Seminar.

        I also take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Jayachandran,

Head of Department, Mr. M V Revi and Mr. P.P Devdas for their valuable advice and

guidance in completion this seminar in pristine form.


       At this juncture, I gratefully remember the moral support and co-operation

extended by my classmates on this seminar presentation. Their active participation

really brought life to my seminar.




                                 My sincere thanks to one and all

                                                               SREESANGH P. GHOSH




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                             S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                  Seminar Report 2012-13



                                    ABSTRACT


       Nanotechnology is a field of applied science and technology covering a broad
range of topics. The main unifying theme is the control of matter on a scale smaller than
1 micrometer, as well as the fabrication of devices on this same length scale. It is a
highly multidisciplinary field, drawing from fields such as colloidal science, device
physics, and supramolecular chemistry. Much speculation exists as to what new science
and technology might result from these lines of research.


       Nanotechnology and Nano science got started in the early 1980s with two major
developments; the birth of cluster science and the invention of the scanning tunneling
microscope(STM). This development leads to the discovery of fullerenes in 1985 and
carbon nanotubes a few years later. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a recently discovered
allotrope of carbon. Carbon nanotubes have recently received extensive attention due to
their Nano scale dimensions and outstanding materials properties.


       Since their discovery in 1991 by a Japanese scientist Sumio Iijima, Carbon
Nanotubes have been of great interest, both from a fundamental point of view and for
future applications. The most eye- catching features of these structures are their
electronic, mechanical, optical & chemical characteristics, which open a way to future
applications.


       The above characteristics have generated strong interest in their possible use in
Nano-electronic and Nano-mechanical devices. They possess unusual properties,
valuable for nanotechnology, electronics, optics, Mechanical Engg. And other fields of
material science & Technology.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                              S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                  Seminar Report 2012-13



                              CONTENTS


TOPIC NO.        TOPIC NAME                              PAGE-NO.



   1.             INTRODUCTION                                     4

   2.             HISTORY                                          5

   3.             DISCOVERY                                        6

   4.            CLASSIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES                7

   5.             SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES                   12

   6.             MILESTONES IN CNT EVOLUTION                     17

   7.             PROPERTIES OF CNT’S                             18

   8.             ADVANTAGES                                      20

   9.            DISADVANTAGES                                    20

   10.            APPLICATIONS                                    21

   11.           CHALLENGES                                       22

   12.           CONCLUSION                                       23

   13.           REFRENCES                                        24




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                            S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13



                             1. INTRODUCTION

              Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) take the form of cylindrical carbon molecules
      and have novel properties that make them potentially useful in a wide variety of
      applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics, and other fields of materials
      science. They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties, and
      are efficient conductors of heat. Inorganic nanotubes have also been synthesized.

              Manufacturing a nanotube is dependent on applied quantum chemistry,
      specifically, orbital hybridization. Nanotubes are composed entirely of sp2
      bonds, similar to those of graphite. This bonding structure, stronger than the sp3
      bonds found in diamond, provides the molecules with their unique strength.
      Nanotubes naturally align themselves into "ropes" held together by Van der
      Waals forces. Under high pressure, nanotubes can merge together, trading some
      sp2 bonds for sp3 bonds, giving great possibility for producing strong,
      unlimited-length wires through high-pressure nanotube linking.

              Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical
      nanostructure. Nanotubes have been constructed with length-to-diameter ratio of
      up to 132,000,000:1, significantly larger than for any other material. These
      cylindrical carbon molecules have unusual properties, which are valuable for
      nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science and
      technology. In particular, owing to their extraordinary thermal conductivity and
      mechanical and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes find applications as
      additives to various structural materials. For instance, nanotubes form a tiny
      portion of the material(s) in some (primarily carbon fiber) baseball bats, golf
      clubs, or car parts.

               Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family. Their name is
      derived from their long, hollow structure with the walls formed by one-atom-
      thick sheets of carbon, called graphene. These sheets are rolled at specific and
      discrete ("chiral") angles and the combination of the rolling angle and radius
      decides the nanotube properties; for example, whether the individual nanotube
      shell is a metal or semiconductor.
               Nanotubes are categorized as single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) and
      multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs). Individual nanotubes naturally align
      themselves into "ropes" held together by van der Waals forces, more
      specifically, pi-stacking.
               Applied quantum chemistry, specifically, orbital hybridization best
      describes chemical bonding in nanotubes. The chemical bonding of nanotubes is
      composed entirely of sp2 bonds, similar to those of graphite. These bonds,
      which are stronger than the sp3 bonds found in alkanes and diamond, provide
      nanotubes with their unique strength.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13


                                2. HISTORY

              In 1952 L. V. Radushkevich and V. M. Lukyanovich published clear
      images of 50 nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon in the Soviet Journal of
      Physical Chemistry. This discovery was largely unnoticed, as the article was
      published in the Russian language, and Western scientists' access to Soviet press
      was limited during the Cold War. It is likely that carbon nanotubes were
      produced before this date, but the invention of the transmission electron
      microscope (TEM) allowed direct visualization of these structures.
              Carbon nanotubes have been produced and observed under a variety of
      conditions prior to 1991. A paper by Oberlin, Endo, and Koyama published in
      1976 clearly showed hollow carbon fibers with nanometer-scale diameters using
      a vapor-growth technique. Additionally, the authors show a TEM image of a
      nanotube consisting of a single wall of graphene. Later, Endo has referred to this
      image as a single-walled nanotube.
              In 1979, John Abrahamson presented evidence of carbon nanotubes at
      the 14th Biennial Conference of Carbon at Pennsylvania State University. The
      conference paper described carbon nanotubes as carbon fibers that were
      produced on carbon anodes during arc discharge. A characterization of these
      fibers was given as well as hypotheses for their growth in a nitrogen atmosphere
      at low pressures.
              In 1981, a group of Soviet scientists published the results of chemical
      and structural characterization of carbon nanoparticles produced by a
      thermocatalytical disproportionation of carbon monoxide. Using TEM images
      and XRD patterns, the authors suggested that their “carbon multi-layer tubular
      crystals” were formed by rolling graphene layers into cylinders. They speculated
      that by rolling graphene layers into a cylinder, many different arrangements of
      graphene hexagonal nets are possible. They suggested two possibilities of such
      arrangements: circular arrangement (armchair nanotube) and a spiral, helical
      arrangement (chiral tube).
              In 1987, Howard G. Tennett of Hyperion Catalysis was issued a U.S.
      patent for the production of "cylindrical discrete carbon fibrils with a "constant
      diameter between about 3.5 and about 70 nanometers..., length 102 times the
      diameter, and an outer region of multiple essentially continuous layers of
      ordered carbon atoms and a distinct inner core.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                            Seminar Report 2012-13


                               3. DISCOVERY


               They were discovered In 1991 by the Japanese electron microscopist
   SUMIO IIJIMA NEC Laboratory in Tsukuba-- used high-resolution transmission
   electron microscopy to observe carbon nanotubes, And into the awareness of the
   scientific community. Iijima's discovery of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the
   insoluble material of arc-burned graphite rods in 1991 and Mintmire, Dunlap, and
   White's independent prediction that if single-walled carbon nanotubes could be
   made, then they would exhibit remarkable conducting properties helped create the
   initial buzz that is now associated with carbon nanotubes. Nanotube research
   accelerated greatly following
   the independent discoveries by
   Bethune at IBM and Iijima at
   NEC of single-walled carbon
   nanotubes and methods to
   specifically produce them by
   adding transition-metal catalysts
   to the carbon in an arc
   discharge. The arc discharge
   technique was well-known to
   produce the famed Buckminster
   fullerene on a preparative scale,
   and these results appeared to
   extend the run of accidental
   discoveries       relating       to
   fullerenes.     The        original
   observation of fullerenes in
   mass spectrometry was not
   anticipated, and the first mass-
   production      technique       by
   Krätschmer and Huffman was
   used for several years before
   realizing that it produced
   fullerenes.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                      S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                Seminar Report 2012-13


              4. CLASSIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES


              Carbon nanotubes are mainly classified into two :-

                   Single-walled Nanotubes (SWNTS);

                   Multi-walled Nanotubes (MWNTS).



                4.1 SINGLE-WALLED NANOTUBES (SWNTS)


   •   A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) may be thought of as a single atomic
       layer thick sheet of graphite (called graphene) rolled into a seamless cylinder.

   •   Most single-walled nanotubes (SWNT) have a diameter of close to 1 nanometre,
       with a tube length that can be many millions of times longer.

   •   Single-walled nanotubes are an important variety of carbon nanotube because
       they exhibit electric properties that are not shared by the multi-walled carbon
       nanotube (MWNT) variants.




           Single walled CNTS
(Graphical Representation)




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                           S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                              Seminar Report 2012-13




            4.1.1 ROLLING OF GRAPHENE SHEET INTO CNT’S



    The structure of a SWNT can be conceptualized by wrapping a one-atom-thick
     layer of graphite called graphene into a seamless cylinder.
    The way the graphene sheet is wrapped is represented by a pair of indices (n, m)
     called the chiral vector.
    The integers n and m denote the number of unit vectors along two directions in
     the honeycomb crystal lattice of graphene
    If m = 0, the nanotubes are called "zigzag". If n = m, the nanotubes are called
     "armchair". Otherwise, they are called "chiral".




                      Rolling angle of Graphene Sheet




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                        S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                             Seminar Report 2012-13


             4.2 MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES (MWNT)

    Multi-walled nanotubes (MWNT) consist of multiple rolled layers (concentric
     tubes) of graphite.
    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.
    In the Parchment model, a single sheet of graphite is rolled in around itself,
     resembling a scroll of parchment or a rolled newspaper.(The Russian Doll
     structure is observed more commonly).
    The telescopic motion ability of inner shells and their unique mechanical
     properties will permit the use of multi-walled nanotubes as main movable arms
     in coming Nano mechanical devices.




       MULTI-WALLED CNTS




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                        S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13


            4.3 OTHER CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURES

           Torus :-




      carbon nanotube bent into a torus (doughnut shape).Nanotori are predicted to
      have many unique properties, such as magnetic moments 1000 times larger than
      previously expected for certain specific radii. Properties such as magnetic
      moment, thermal stability, etc. vary widely depending on radius of the torus and
      radius of the tube.

           Nanobud :-

      Carbon Nanobud are a newly created material combining two previously
      discovered allotropes of carbon: carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. In this new
      material, fullerene-like "buds" are covalently bonded to the outer sidewalls of
      the underlying carbon. They good field emitters. In composite materials, the
      attached fullerene molecules may function as molecular anchors preventing
      slipping of the nanotubes, thus improving the composite’s mechanical
      properties.




             NORMAL NANOBUDS 




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13




            GRAPHENATED CARBON NANOTUBES (G-CNTS) :-

Graphenated CNTs are a relatively new hybrid that combines graphitic foliates grown
along the sidewalls of multi walled or bamboo style CNTs use in super capacitor
applications.

            PEAPOD :-

A Carbon peapod] is a novel hybrid carbon material which traps fullerene inside a
carbon nanotube.

            CUP-STACKED CARBON NANOTUBES :-

CSCNTs exhibit semiconducting behaviors due to the stacking microstructure of
graphene layers.

            NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES :-

N-doping provides defects in the walls of CNT's allowing for Li ions to diffuse into
inter-wall space. It also increases capacity by providing more favorable bind of N-doped
sites. N-CNT's are also much more reactive to metal oxide nanoparticle deposition
which can further enhance storage capacity, especially in anode materials for Li-ion
batteries. However Boron doped nanotubes have been shown to make batteries with
triple capacity.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                           S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13


               5. SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES :-



Techniques have been developed to produce nanotubes in sizeable quantities, including
arc discharge, laser ablation, high pressure carbon monoxide (HiPco), and chemical
vapor deposition (CVD). Most of these processes take place in vacuum or with process
gases. CVD growth of CNTs can take place in vacuum or at atmospheric pressure.
Large quantities of nanotubes can be synthesized by these methods; advances in
catalysis and continuous growth processes are making CNTs more commercially viable.

SWNTs and MWNTs are usually made by carbon-arc discharge, laser ablation of
carbon, or chemical vapor deposition (typically on catalytic particle). Nanotube
diameters range from 0.4 to 3 nm for SWNTs and from 1.4 to at least 100 nm for
MWNTs. Nanotube properties can thus be tuned by changing the diameter.
Unfortunately, SWNTs are presently produced only on a small scale and are extremely
expensive. All currently known synthesis methods for SWNTs result in major
concentrations of impurities. These impurities are typically removed by acid treatment,
which introduces other impurities, can degrade nanotube length and perfection, and
adds to nanotube cost.

MWNTs produced catalytically by gas-phase pyrolysis, like the Hyperion nanotubes,
have high defect densities compared to those produced by the more expensive carbon-
arc process.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                Seminar Report 2012-13




5.1 ARC DISCHARGE METHOD :-

CNT production requires 3 elements,


    Carbon feed
    Metal catalyst
    Heat


The nanotubes were initially discovered using this technique; it has been the most
widely-used method of nanotube synthesis.


   1. Two Graphite electrodes placed in an inert Helium atmosphere.
   2. When DC current is passed anode is consumed and material forms on cathode.
   3. For SWNT mixed metal catalyst is inserted into anode
   4. Pure iron catalyst + Hydrogen-inert gas mixture gives 20 to 30cm long tube.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                           S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                 Seminar Report 2012-13



5.2 LASER ABLATION :-




    In the laser ablation process, a pulsed laser vaporizes a graphite target in a high-
      temperature reactor while an inert gas is bled into the chamber.
    Nanotubes develop on the cooler surfaces of the reactor as the vaporized carbon
      condenses.
    A water-cooled surface may be included in the system to collect the nanotubes.
    The laser ablation method yields around 70% and produces primarily single-
      walled carbon nanotubes with a controllable diameter determined by the reaction
      temperature.
    it is more expensive than either arc discharge or chemical vapor deposition.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                            S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                Seminar Report 2012-13


5.3 CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) :-

    During CVD, a substrate is prepared with a layer of metal catalyst articles, most
      commonly nickel, cobalt, iron, or a combination.
    The diameters of the nanotubes that are to be grown are related to the size of the
      metal particles.
    The substrate is heated to approximately 700°c.
    To initiate the growth of nanotubes, two gases are bled into the reactor: a
      process gas   (such as ammonia, nitrogen or hydrogen) and a carbon-containing
      gas (such as acetylene, ethylene, ethanol or methane).
    Nanotubes grow at the sites of the metal catalyst;
    The carbon-containing gas is broken apart at the surface of the catalyst particle,
      and the carbon is transported to the edges of the particle, where it forms the
      nanotubes.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                           S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                 Seminar Report 2012-13



   COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SYNTHESIS METHODS OF
                                       CNT’S




  ARC DISCHARGE               CHEMICAL VAPOR                   LASER ABLATION
       METHOD                     DEPOSITION                   (VAPORIZATION)


  Connect two graphite
 rods to a power supply,
                               Place substrate in oven,       Blast graphite with intense


 place them millimeters
                              heat to 600 C, and slowly       laser pulses; use the laser


apart, and throw switch.
                              add a carbon-bearing gas            pulses rather than


  At 100 amps, carbon
                              such as methane. As gas           electricity to generate


vaporizes in a hot plasma.
                               decomposes it frees up         carbon gas from which the
                                carbon atoms, which             NTS form; try various
                              recombine in the form of        conditions until hit on one
                                         NTS                   that produces prodigious
                                                                 amounts of SWNTS


 Can produce SWNT and
    MWNTs with few
                             Easiest to scale to industrial   Primarily SWNTS, with a


    structural defects
                               production; long length         large diameter range that
                                                                 can be controlled by
                                                                 varying the reaction


 Tubes tend to be short
                                                                     temperature


 with random sizes and
                             NTS are usually MWNTS              By far the most costly,


        directions
                                and often riddled with        because requires expensive
                                        defects                         lasers




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                            S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13



                  6. MILESTONES IN CNT EVOLUTION


       The observation of the longest carbon nanotubes (18.5 cm long) was reported in
2009. These nanotubes were grown on Si substrates using an improved chemical vapor
deposition (CVD) method and represent electrically uniform arrays of single-walled
carbon nanotubes.

      The shortest carbon nanotube is the organic compound cycloparaphenylene,
which was synthesized in early 2009.

        The thinnest carbon nanotube is armchair (2,2) CNT with a diameter of 3 Å.
This nanotube was grown inside a multi-walled carbon nanotube. Assigning of carbon
nanotube type was done by combination of high-resolution transmission electron
microscopy (HRTEM), Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT)
calculations.

        The thinnest freestanding single-walled carbon nanotube is about 4.3 Å in
diameter. Researchers suggested that it can be either (5,1) or (4,2) SWCNT, but exact
type of carbon nanotube remains questionable. (3,3), (4,3) and (5,1) carbon nanotubes
(all about 4 Å in diameter) were unambiguously identified using more precise
aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. However, they
were found inside of double-walled carbon nanotubes.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                               Seminar Report 2012-13



                 7. PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES

              Strength :-

           Carbon nanotubes are the strongest, flexible and stiffest materials yet
            discovered in terms of tensile strength and elastic modulus respectively.

           This strength results from the covalent sp2 bonds formed between the
            individual carbon atoms (which is stronger than the sp3 bonds found in
            Diamond & Alkenes).

           CNTs are not nearly as strong under compression. Because of their
            hollow structure and high aspect ratio, they tend to undergo buckling
            when placed under compressive, torsional or bending stress.

           Hardness :-

           The hardness (152 Gpa) and bulk modulus (462–546) of carbon
            nanotubes are greater than diamond, which is considered the hardest
            material. (: that of diamond is 150GPa & 420GPa).


           Kinetic Property:-
            Multi-walled nanotubes, multiple concentric nanotubes precisely nested
             within one another; exhibit a striking telescoping property whereby an
             inner nanotube core may slide, almost without friction, within its outer
             nanotube shell thus creating an atomically perfect linear or rotational
             bearing, the precise positioning of atoms to create useful machines.

            Electrical Properties:-

            Because of the symmetry and unique electronic structure of graphene,
             the structure of a nanotube strongly affects its electrical properties.-
             Very high current carrying capacity.

            Thermal Conductivity :-

            All nanotubes are expected to be very good thermal conductors along
             the tube.( Measurements show that a SWNT has a room-temperature
             thermal conductivity more than copper.)




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                          S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                              Seminar Report 2012-13



    Optical properties:-

    EM Wave absorption :-

    current military push for radar absorbing materials (RAM) to better the stealth
     characteristics of aircraft and other military vehicles. (There has been some
     research on filling MWNTs with metals, such as Fe, Ni, Co, etc., to increase the
     absorption effectiveness of MWNTs in the microwave regime).

    Thermal properties:-
    All nanotubes are expected to be very good thermal conductors along the tube,
     but good insulators laterally to the tube axis. (Measurements show that a SWNT
     has a room-temperature thermal conductivity along its axis of about 3500
     W·m−1·K−1;] compare this to copper, a metal well known for its good thermal
     conductivity, which transmits 385 W·m−1·K−1.).


           COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES


      Material              Young's            Tensile             Elongation
                            Modulus            Strength            At Break
                            (Tpa)              (Gpa)               (%)

      SWNT                  ~1 (from           13–53               16
                            1 to 5)

      Chiral                0.92        -----------         ---------------
      SWNT

      MWNT                  0.27-0.8-          11-63-       ---------------
                            -0.95              150

      Stainless             0.186-             0.38-               15-50
      steel                 0.214              1.55

      Kevlar–               0.06-              3.6-3.8             ~2
      29&149                0.18




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                         S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                Seminar Report 2012-13


    DEFECTS :-

    Toxicity:-

    Under some conditions, nanotubes can cross membrane barriers, which suggests
     that if raw materials reach the organs they can induce harmful effects such as
     inflammatory and fibrotic reactions.

    Crystallographic defect:-

    As with any material, the existence of a crystallographic defect affects the
     material properties. Defects can occur in the form of atomic vacancies.


                            8. ADVANTAGES

    Extremely small and lightweight.

    Resources required to produce them are plentiful, and many can be made with
     only a small amount of material.

    Are resistant to temperature changes, meaning they function almost just as well
     in extreme cold as they do in extreme heat.

    Improves conductive, mechanical, and flame barrier properties of plastics and
     composites.

    Enables clean, bulk micromachining and assembly of components.

    Improves conductive, mechanical, and flame barrier properties of plastics and
     composites.

                      9. DISADVANTAGES

    Despite all the research, scientists still don't understand exactly how they work.

    Extremely small, so are difficult to work with.

    Currently, the process is relatively expensive to produce the nanotubes.

    Would be expensive to implement this new technology in and replace the older
     technology in all the places that we could.

    At the rate our technology has been becoming obsolete, it may be a gamble to
     bet on this technology.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                           S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                          Seminar Report 2012-13


                            10. APPLICATIONS


             Micro-electronics / semiconductors
             Conducting Composites
             Controlled Drug Delivery/release
             Artificial muscles
             Super capacitors
             Batteries
             Field emission flat panel displays
             Field Effect transistors and Single electron transistors
             Nano electronics
             Doping
             Nano balance
             Nano tweezers
             Data storage
             Magnetic nanotube
             Nano gear
             Space Elevator
             Nanotube actuator
             Molecular Quantum wires
             Hydrogen Storage
             Noble radioactive gas storage
             Solar storage
             Waste recycling
             Electromagnetic shielding
             Dialysis Filters
             Thermal protection
             Nanotube reinforced composites
             Reinforcement of armor and other materials
             Reinforcement of polymer
             Avionics
             Collision-protection materials
             Fly wheels




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CARBON NANOTUBES                                                  Seminar Report 2012-13



                              11. CHALLENGES


           The greatness of a single-walled nanotube is that it is a macro-molecule
   and a crystal at the same time. The dimensions correspond to extensions of
   fullerene molecules and the structure can be reduced to a unit-cell picture, as in
   the case of perfect crystals. A new predictable (in terms of atomic structure–
   property relations) carbon fiber was born. The last decade of research has shown
   that indeed the physical properties of nanotubes are remarkable, as elaborated in
   the various chapters of this book. A carbon nanotube is an extremely versatile
   material: it is one of the strongest materials, yet highly elastic, highly
   conducting, small in size, but stable, and quite robust in most chemically harsh
   environments. It is hard to think of another material that can compete with
   nanotubes in versatility.

           There are also general challenges that face the development of nanotubes
   into functional devices and structures. First of all, the growth mechanism of
   nanotubes, similar to that of fullerenes, has remained a mystery .With this
   handicap; it is not really possible yet to grow these structures in a controlled
   way. Especially for electronic applications, which rely on the electronic
   structure of nanotubes, this inability to select the size and helicity of nanotubes
   during growth remains a drawback. More so, many predictions of device
   applicability are based on joining Nano-tubes via the incorporation of
   topological defects in their lattices. There is no controllable way, as of yet, of
   making connections between nanotubes. Some recent reports, however, suggest
   the possibility of constructing these interconnected Structures by electron
   irradiation and by template mediated growth and manipulation.

           For bulk applications, such as fillers in composites, where the atomic
   structure (helicity) has a much smaller impact on the resulting properties, the
   quantities of nanotubes that can be manufactured still falls far short of what
   industry would need. There are no available techniques that can produce
   nanotubes of reasonable purity and quality in kilogram quantities. The industry
   would need tonnage quantities of nanotubes for such applications.

             Another challenge is in the manipulation of nanotubes. Nano-technology is
    in its infancy and the revolution that is unfolding in this .eld relies strongly on the
    ability to manipulate structures at the atomic scale. This will remain a major
    challenge in this field, among several others.




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Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                              S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                                Seminar Report 2012-13


                                 12.CONCLUSION


       Nanotubes appear destined to open up a host of new practical applications and
help improve our understanding of basic physics at the nonmetric scale.

        Nanotechnology is predicted to spark a series of industrial revolutions in the
next two decades that will transform our lives to a far greater extent than silicon
microelectronics did in the 20th century. Carbon nanotubes could play a pivotal role in
this upcoming revolution if their remarkable structural, electrical and mechanical
properties can be exploited.

         The remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes may allow them to play a crucial
role in the relentless drive towards miniaturization scale.

        Lack of commercially feasible synthesis and purification methods is the main
reason that carbon nanotubes are still not widely used nowadays. At the moment,
nanotubes are too expensive and cannot be produced selectively. Some of the already
known and upcoming techniques look promising for economically feasible production
of purified carbon nanotubes.

        Some future applications of carbon nanotubes look very promising. All we need
are better production technique for large amounts of purified nanotubes that have to be
found in the near future. Nanotube promises to open up a way to new applications that
might be cheaper, lower in weight and have a better efficiency.




                                                                                 Page 23
Dept. of Mechanical Engg.                                            S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
CARBON NANOTUBES                                          Seminar Report 2012-13




                                REFERENCE



           http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/ntproperties

           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotubes

           http://www.rdg.ac.uk/%7Escsharip/tubes.htm

           www.sciencedaily.com

           www.academicpress.com/inscight/cnt

           How Stuff Works – www.howstuffworks.com

           www.edufive.com

           www.fadooengineers.com

           www.edufive.com/seminartopics.html

           www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia

           http://images.google.co.in/images

           http://www.termpapersmonthly.com

           http://www.megaessays.com/essay_search/ CNT

           http://www.scribd.com/doc/7393272/ CNT




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Carbon Nanotubes Seminar Report

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  • 2. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Sojan P Antony, Lecturer in mechanical Engineering, on this occasion for his suggestion of this topic and presentation of this Seminar. I also take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Jayachandran, Head of Department, Mr. M V Revi and Mr. P.P Devdas for their valuable advice and guidance in completion this seminar in pristine form. At this juncture, I gratefully remember the moral support and co-operation extended by my classmates on this seminar presentation. Their active participation really brought life to my seminar. My sincere thanks to one and all SREESANGH P. GHOSH Page 1 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 3. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 ABSTRACT Nanotechnology is a field of applied science and technology covering a broad range of topics. The main unifying theme is the control of matter on a scale smaller than 1 micrometer, as well as the fabrication of devices on this same length scale. It is a highly multidisciplinary field, drawing from fields such as colloidal science, device physics, and supramolecular chemistry. Much speculation exists as to what new science and technology might result from these lines of research. Nanotechnology and Nano science got started in the early 1980s with two major developments; the birth of cluster science and the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope(STM). This development leads to the discovery of fullerenes in 1985 and carbon nanotubes a few years later. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a recently discovered allotrope of carbon. Carbon nanotubes have recently received extensive attention due to their Nano scale dimensions and outstanding materials properties. Since their discovery in 1991 by a Japanese scientist Sumio Iijima, Carbon Nanotubes have been of great interest, both from a fundamental point of view and for future applications. The most eye- catching features of these structures are their electronic, mechanical, optical & chemical characteristics, which open a way to future applications. The above characteristics have generated strong interest in their possible use in Nano-electronic and Nano-mechanical devices. They possess unusual properties, valuable for nanotechnology, electronics, optics, Mechanical Engg. And other fields of material science & Technology. Page 2 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 4. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 CONTENTS TOPIC NO. TOPIC NAME PAGE-NO. 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. HISTORY 5 3. DISCOVERY 6 4. CLASSIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES 7 5. SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES 12 6. MILESTONES IN CNT EVOLUTION 17 7. PROPERTIES OF CNT’S 18 8. ADVANTAGES 20 9. DISADVANTAGES 20 10. APPLICATIONS 21 11. CHALLENGES 22 12. CONCLUSION 23 13. REFRENCES 24 Page 3 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 5. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 1. INTRODUCTION Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) take the form of cylindrical carbon molecules and have novel properties that make them potentially useful in a wide variety of applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics, and other fields of materials science. They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties, and are efficient conductors of heat. Inorganic nanotubes have also been synthesized. Manufacturing a nanotube is dependent on applied quantum chemistry, specifically, orbital hybridization. Nanotubes are composed entirely of sp2 bonds, similar to those of graphite. This bonding structure, stronger than the sp3 bonds found in diamond, provides the molecules with their unique strength. Nanotubes naturally align themselves into "ropes" held together by Van der Waals forces. Under high pressure, nanotubes can merge together, trading some sp2 bonds for sp3 bonds, giving great possibility for producing strong, unlimited-length wires through high-pressure nanotube linking. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure. Nanotubes have been constructed with length-to-diameter ratio of up to 132,000,000:1, significantly larger than for any other material. These cylindrical carbon molecules have unusual properties, which are valuable for nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science and technology. In particular, owing to their extraordinary thermal conductivity and mechanical and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes find applications as additives to various structural materials. For instance, nanotubes form a tiny portion of the material(s) in some (primarily carbon fiber) baseball bats, golf clubs, or car parts. Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family. Their name is derived from their long, hollow structure with the walls formed by one-atom- thick sheets of carbon, called graphene. These sheets are rolled at specific and discrete ("chiral") angles and the combination of the rolling angle and radius decides the nanotube properties; for example, whether the individual nanotube shell is a metal or semiconductor. Nanotubes are categorized as single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs). Individual nanotubes naturally align themselves into "ropes" held together by van der Waals forces, more specifically, pi-stacking. Applied quantum chemistry, specifically, orbital hybridization best describes chemical bonding in nanotubes. The chemical bonding of nanotubes is composed entirely of sp2 bonds, similar to those of graphite. These bonds, which are stronger than the sp3 bonds found in alkanes and diamond, provide nanotubes with their unique strength. Page 4 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 6. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 2. HISTORY In 1952 L. V. Radushkevich and V. M. Lukyanovich published clear images of 50 nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry. This discovery was largely unnoticed, as the article was published in the Russian language, and Western scientists' access to Soviet press was limited during the Cold War. It is likely that carbon nanotubes were produced before this date, but the invention of the transmission electron microscope (TEM) allowed direct visualization of these structures. Carbon nanotubes have been produced and observed under a variety of conditions prior to 1991. A paper by Oberlin, Endo, and Koyama published in 1976 clearly showed hollow carbon fibers with nanometer-scale diameters using a vapor-growth technique. Additionally, the authors show a TEM image of a nanotube consisting of a single wall of graphene. Later, Endo has referred to this image as a single-walled nanotube. In 1979, John Abrahamson presented evidence of carbon nanotubes at the 14th Biennial Conference of Carbon at Pennsylvania State University. The conference paper described carbon nanotubes as carbon fibers that were produced on carbon anodes during arc discharge. A characterization of these fibers was given as well as hypotheses for their growth in a nitrogen atmosphere at low pressures. In 1981, a group of Soviet scientists published the results of chemical and structural characterization of carbon nanoparticles produced by a thermocatalytical disproportionation of carbon monoxide. Using TEM images and XRD patterns, the authors suggested that their “carbon multi-layer tubular crystals” were formed by rolling graphene layers into cylinders. They speculated that by rolling graphene layers into a cylinder, many different arrangements of graphene hexagonal nets are possible. They suggested two possibilities of such arrangements: circular arrangement (armchair nanotube) and a spiral, helical arrangement (chiral tube). In 1987, Howard G. Tennett of Hyperion Catalysis was issued a U.S. patent for the production of "cylindrical discrete carbon fibrils with a "constant diameter between about 3.5 and about 70 nanometers..., length 102 times the diameter, and an outer region of multiple essentially continuous layers of ordered carbon atoms and a distinct inner core. Page 5 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 7. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 3. DISCOVERY They were discovered In 1991 by the Japanese electron microscopist SUMIO IIJIMA NEC Laboratory in Tsukuba-- used high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to observe carbon nanotubes, And into the awareness of the scientific community. Iijima's discovery of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the insoluble material of arc-burned graphite rods in 1991 and Mintmire, Dunlap, and White's independent prediction that if single-walled carbon nanotubes could be made, then they would exhibit remarkable conducting properties helped create the initial buzz that is now associated with carbon nanotubes. Nanotube research accelerated greatly following the independent discoveries by Bethune at IBM and Iijima at NEC of single-walled carbon nanotubes and methods to specifically produce them by adding transition-metal catalysts to the carbon in an arc discharge. The arc discharge technique was well-known to produce the famed Buckminster fullerene on a preparative scale, and these results appeared to extend the run of accidental discoveries relating to fullerenes. The original observation of fullerenes in mass spectrometry was not anticipated, and the first mass- production technique by Krätschmer and Huffman was used for several years before realizing that it produced fullerenes. Page 6 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 8. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 4. CLASSIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES Carbon nanotubes are mainly classified into two :-  Single-walled Nanotubes (SWNTS);  Multi-walled Nanotubes (MWNTS). 4.1 SINGLE-WALLED NANOTUBES (SWNTS) • A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) may be thought of as a single atomic layer thick sheet of graphite (called graphene) rolled into a seamless cylinder. • Most single-walled nanotubes (SWNT) have a diameter of close to 1 nanometre, with a tube length that can be many millions of times longer. • Single-walled nanotubes are an important variety of carbon nanotube because they exhibit electric properties that are not shared by the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) variants. Single walled CNTS (Graphical Representation) Page 7 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 9. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 4.1.1 ROLLING OF GRAPHENE SHEET INTO CNT’S  The structure of a SWNT can be conceptualized by wrapping a one-atom-thick layer of graphite called graphene into a seamless cylinder.  The way the graphene sheet is wrapped is represented by a pair of indices (n, m) called the chiral vector.  The integers n and m denote the number of unit vectors along two directions in the honeycomb crystal lattice of graphene  If m = 0, the nanotubes are called "zigzag". If n = m, the nanotubes are called "armchair". Otherwise, they are called "chiral". Rolling angle of Graphene Sheet Page 8 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 10. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 4.2 MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES (MWNT)  Multi-walled nanotubes (MWNT) consist of multiple rolled layers (concentric tubes) of graphite.  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.  In the Parchment model, a single sheet of graphite is rolled in around itself, resembling a scroll of parchment or a rolled newspaper.(The Russian Doll structure is observed more commonly).  The telescopic motion ability of inner shells and their unique mechanical properties will permit the use of multi-walled nanotubes as main movable arms in coming Nano mechanical devices. MULTI-WALLED CNTS Page 9 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 11. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 4.3 OTHER CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURES  Torus :- carbon nanotube bent into a torus (doughnut shape).Nanotori are predicted to have many unique properties, such as magnetic moments 1000 times larger than previously expected for certain specific radii. Properties such as magnetic moment, thermal stability, etc. vary widely depending on radius of the torus and radius of the tube.  Nanobud :- Carbon Nanobud are a newly created material combining two previously discovered allotropes of carbon: carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. In this new material, fullerene-like "buds" are covalently bonded to the outer sidewalls of the underlying carbon. They good field emitters. In composite materials, the attached fullerene molecules may function as molecular anchors preventing slipping of the nanotubes, thus improving the composite’s mechanical properties. NORMAL NANOBUDS  Page 10 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 12. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13  GRAPHENATED CARBON NANOTUBES (G-CNTS) :- Graphenated CNTs are a relatively new hybrid that combines graphitic foliates grown along the sidewalls of multi walled or bamboo style CNTs use in super capacitor applications.  PEAPOD :- A Carbon peapod] is a novel hybrid carbon material which traps fullerene inside a carbon nanotube.  CUP-STACKED CARBON NANOTUBES :- CSCNTs exhibit semiconducting behaviors due to the stacking microstructure of graphene layers.  NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES :- N-doping provides defects in the walls of CNT's allowing for Li ions to diffuse into inter-wall space. It also increases capacity by providing more favorable bind of N-doped sites. N-CNT's are also much more reactive to metal oxide nanoparticle deposition which can further enhance storage capacity, especially in anode materials for Li-ion batteries. However Boron doped nanotubes have been shown to make batteries with triple capacity. Page 11 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 13. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 5. SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES :- Techniques have been developed to produce nanotubes in sizeable quantities, including arc discharge, laser ablation, high pressure carbon monoxide (HiPco), and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Most of these processes take place in vacuum or with process gases. CVD growth of CNTs can take place in vacuum or at atmospheric pressure. Large quantities of nanotubes can be synthesized by these methods; advances in catalysis and continuous growth processes are making CNTs more commercially viable. SWNTs and MWNTs are usually made by carbon-arc discharge, laser ablation of carbon, or chemical vapor deposition (typically on catalytic particle). Nanotube diameters range from 0.4 to 3 nm for SWNTs and from 1.4 to at least 100 nm for MWNTs. Nanotube properties can thus be tuned by changing the diameter. Unfortunately, SWNTs are presently produced only on a small scale and are extremely expensive. All currently known synthesis methods for SWNTs result in major concentrations of impurities. These impurities are typically removed by acid treatment, which introduces other impurities, can degrade nanotube length and perfection, and adds to nanotube cost. MWNTs produced catalytically by gas-phase pyrolysis, like the Hyperion nanotubes, have high defect densities compared to those produced by the more expensive carbon- arc process. Page 12 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 14. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 5.1 ARC DISCHARGE METHOD :- CNT production requires 3 elements,  Carbon feed  Metal catalyst  Heat The nanotubes were initially discovered using this technique; it has been the most widely-used method of nanotube synthesis. 1. Two Graphite electrodes placed in an inert Helium atmosphere. 2. When DC current is passed anode is consumed and material forms on cathode. 3. For SWNT mixed metal catalyst is inserted into anode 4. Pure iron catalyst + Hydrogen-inert gas mixture gives 20 to 30cm long tube. Page 13 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 15. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 5.2 LASER ABLATION :-  In the laser ablation process, a pulsed laser vaporizes a graphite target in a high- temperature reactor while an inert gas is bled into the chamber.  Nanotubes develop on the cooler surfaces of the reactor as the vaporized carbon condenses.  A water-cooled surface may be included in the system to collect the nanotubes.  The laser ablation method yields around 70% and produces primarily single- walled carbon nanotubes with a controllable diameter determined by the reaction temperature.  it is more expensive than either arc discharge or chemical vapor deposition. Page 14 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 16. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 5.3 CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) :-  During CVD, a substrate is prepared with a layer of metal catalyst articles, most commonly nickel, cobalt, iron, or a combination.  The diameters of the nanotubes that are to be grown are related to the size of the metal particles.  The substrate is heated to approximately 700°c.  To initiate the growth of nanotubes, two gases are bled into the reactor: a process gas (such as ammonia, nitrogen or hydrogen) and a carbon-containing gas (such as acetylene, ethylene, ethanol or methane).  Nanotubes grow at the sites of the metal catalyst;  The carbon-containing gas is broken apart at the surface of the catalyst particle, and the carbon is transported to the edges of the particle, where it forms the nanotubes. Page 15 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 17. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SYNTHESIS METHODS OF CNT’S ARC DISCHARGE CHEMICAL VAPOR LASER ABLATION METHOD DEPOSITION (VAPORIZATION) Connect two graphite rods to a power supply, Place substrate in oven, Blast graphite with intense place them millimeters heat to 600 C, and slowly laser pulses; use the laser apart, and throw switch. add a carbon-bearing gas pulses rather than At 100 amps, carbon such as methane. As gas electricity to generate vaporizes in a hot plasma. decomposes it frees up carbon gas from which the carbon atoms, which NTS form; try various recombine in the form of conditions until hit on one NTS that produces prodigious amounts of SWNTS Can produce SWNT and MWNTs with few Easiest to scale to industrial Primarily SWNTS, with a structural defects production; long length large diameter range that can be controlled by varying the reaction Tubes tend to be short temperature with random sizes and NTS are usually MWNTS By far the most costly, directions and often riddled with because requires expensive defects lasers Page 16 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 18. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 6. MILESTONES IN CNT EVOLUTION The observation of the longest carbon nanotubes (18.5 cm long) was reported in 2009. These nanotubes were grown on Si substrates using an improved chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and represent electrically uniform arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The shortest carbon nanotube is the organic compound cycloparaphenylene, which was synthesized in early 2009. The thinnest carbon nanotube is armchair (2,2) CNT with a diameter of 3 Å. This nanotube was grown inside a multi-walled carbon nanotube. Assigning of carbon nanotube type was done by combination of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The thinnest freestanding single-walled carbon nanotube is about 4.3 Å in diameter. Researchers suggested that it can be either (5,1) or (4,2) SWCNT, but exact type of carbon nanotube remains questionable. (3,3), (4,3) and (5,1) carbon nanotubes (all about 4 Å in diameter) were unambiguously identified using more precise aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. However, they were found inside of double-walled carbon nanotubes. Page 17 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 19. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 7. PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES  Strength :-  Carbon nanotubes are the strongest, flexible and stiffest materials yet discovered in terms of tensile strength and elastic modulus respectively.  This strength results from the covalent sp2 bonds formed between the individual carbon atoms (which is stronger than the sp3 bonds found in Diamond & Alkenes).  CNTs are not nearly as strong under compression. Because of their hollow structure and high aspect ratio, they tend to undergo buckling when placed under compressive, torsional or bending stress.  Hardness :-  The hardness (152 Gpa) and bulk modulus (462–546) of carbon nanotubes are greater than diamond, which is considered the hardest material. (: that of diamond is 150GPa & 420GPa).  Kinetic Property:-  Multi-walled nanotubes, multiple concentric nanotubes precisely nested within one another; exhibit a striking telescoping property whereby an inner nanotube core may slide, almost without friction, within its outer nanotube shell thus creating an atomically perfect linear or rotational bearing, the precise positioning of atoms to create useful machines.  Electrical Properties:-  Because of the symmetry and unique electronic structure of graphene, the structure of a nanotube strongly affects its electrical properties.- Very high current carrying capacity.  Thermal Conductivity :-  All nanotubes are expected to be very good thermal conductors along the tube.( Measurements show that a SWNT has a room-temperature thermal conductivity more than copper.) Page 18 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 20. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13  Optical properties:-  EM Wave absorption :-  current military push for radar absorbing materials (RAM) to better the stealth characteristics of aircraft and other military vehicles. (There has been some research on filling MWNTs with metals, such as Fe, Ni, Co, etc., to increase the absorption effectiveness of MWNTs in the microwave regime).  Thermal properties:-  All nanotubes are expected to be very good thermal conductors along the tube, but good insulators laterally to the tube axis. (Measurements show that a SWNT has a room-temperature thermal conductivity along its axis of about 3500 W·m−1·K−1;] compare this to copper, a metal well known for its good thermal conductivity, which transmits 385 W·m−1·K−1.). COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Material Young's Tensile Elongation Modulus Strength At Break (Tpa) (Gpa) (%) SWNT ~1 (from 13–53 16 1 to 5) Chiral 0.92 ----------- --------------- SWNT MWNT 0.27-0.8- 11-63- --------------- -0.95 150 Stainless 0.186- 0.38- 15-50 steel 0.214 1.55 Kevlar– 0.06- 3.6-3.8 ~2 29&149 0.18 Page 19 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 21. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13  DEFECTS :-  Toxicity:-  Under some conditions, nanotubes can cross membrane barriers, which suggests that if raw materials reach the organs they can induce harmful effects such as inflammatory and fibrotic reactions.  Crystallographic defect:-  As with any material, the existence of a crystallographic defect affects the material properties. Defects can occur in the form of atomic vacancies. 8. ADVANTAGES  Extremely small and lightweight.  Resources required to produce them are plentiful, and many can be made with only a small amount of material.  Are resistant to temperature changes, meaning they function almost just as well in extreme cold as they do in extreme heat.  Improves conductive, mechanical, and flame barrier properties of plastics and composites.  Enables clean, bulk micromachining and assembly of components.  Improves conductive, mechanical, and flame barrier properties of plastics and composites. 9. DISADVANTAGES  Despite all the research, scientists still don't understand exactly how they work.  Extremely small, so are difficult to work with.  Currently, the process is relatively expensive to produce the nanotubes.  Would be expensive to implement this new technology in and replace the older technology in all the places that we could.  At the rate our technology has been becoming obsolete, it may be a gamble to bet on this technology. Page 20 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 22. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 10. APPLICATIONS  Micro-electronics / semiconductors  Conducting Composites  Controlled Drug Delivery/release  Artificial muscles  Super capacitors  Batteries  Field emission flat panel displays  Field Effect transistors and Single electron transistors  Nano electronics  Doping  Nano balance  Nano tweezers  Data storage  Magnetic nanotube  Nano gear  Space Elevator  Nanotube actuator  Molecular Quantum wires  Hydrogen Storage  Noble radioactive gas storage  Solar storage  Waste recycling  Electromagnetic shielding  Dialysis Filters  Thermal protection  Nanotube reinforced composites  Reinforcement of armor and other materials  Reinforcement of polymer  Avionics  Collision-protection materials  Fly wheels Page 21 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 23. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 11. CHALLENGES The greatness of a single-walled nanotube is that it is a macro-molecule and a crystal at the same time. The dimensions correspond to extensions of fullerene molecules and the structure can be reduced to a unit-cell picture, as in the case of perfect crystals. A new predictable (in terms of atomic structure– property relations) carbon fiber was born. The last decade of research has shown that indeed the physical properties of nanotubes are remarkable, as elaborated in the various chapters of this book. A carbon nanotube is an extremely versatile material: it is one of the strongest materials, yet highly elastic, highly conducting, small in size, but stable, and quite robust in most chemically harsh environments. It is hard to think of another material that can compete with nanotubes in versatility. There are also general challenges that face the development of nanotubes into functional devices and structures. First of all, the growth mechanism of nanotubes, similar to that of fullerenes, has remained a mystery .With this handicap; it is not really possible yet to grow these structures in a controlled way. Especially for electronic applications, which rely on the electronic structure of nanotubes, this inability to select the size and helicity of nanotubes during growth remains a drawback. More so, many predictions of device applicability are based on joining Nano-tubes via the incorporation of topological defects in their lattices. There is no controllable way, as of yet, of making connections between nanotubes. Some recent reports, however, suggest the possibility of constructing these interconnected Structures by electron irradiation and by template mediated growth and manipulation. For bulk applications, such as fillers in composites, where the atomic structure (helicity) has a much smaller impact on the resulting properties, the quantities of nanotubes that can be manufactured still falls far short of what industry would need. There are no available techniques that can produce nanotubes of reasonable purity and quality in kilogram quantities. The industry would need tonnage quantities of nanotubes for such applications. Another challenge is in the manipulation of nanotubes. Nano-technology is in its infancy and the revolution that is unfolding in this .eld relies strongly on the ability to manipulate structures at the atomic scale. This will remain a major challenge in this field, among several others. Page 22 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 24. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 12.CONCLUSION Nanotubes appear destined to open up a host of new practical applications and help improve our understanding of basic physics at the nonmetric scale. Nanotechnology is predicted to spark a series of industrial revolutions in the next two decades that will transform our lives to a far greater extent than silicon microelectronics did in the 20th century. Carbon nanotubes could play a pivotal role in this upcoming revolution if their remarkable structural, electrical and mechanical properties can be exploited. The remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes may allow them to play a crucial role in the relentless drive towards miniaturization scale. Lack of commercially feasible synthesis and purification methods is the main reason that carbon nanotubes are still not widely used nowadays. At the moment, nanotubes are too expensive and cannot be produced selectively. Some of the already known and upcoming techniques look promising for economically feasible production of purified carbon nanotubes. Some future applications of carbon nanotubes look very promising. All we need are better production technique for large amounts of purified nanotubes that have to be found in the near future. Nanotube promises to open up a way to new applications that might be cheaper, lower in weight and have a better efficiency. Page 23 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar
  • 25. CARBON NANOTUBES Seminar Report 2012-13 REFERENCE  http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/ntproperties  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotubes  http://www.rdg.ac.uk/%7Escsharip/tubes.htm  www.sciencedaily.com  www.academicpress.com/inscight/cnt  How Stuff Works – www.howstuffworks.com  www.edufive.com  www.fadooengineers.com  www.edufive.com/seminartopics.html  www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia  http://images.google.co.in/images  http://www.termpapersmonthly.com  http://www.megaessays.com/essay_search/ CNT  http://www.scribd.com/doc/7393272/ CNT Page 24 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. S.R.G.P.T.C Triprayar