Templated growth of covalently bonded three-dimensional carbon nanotube networks originated from graphene.

Fu, Yifeng; Carlberg, Björn; Lindahl, Niklas; Lindvall, Niclas; Bielecki, Johan; Matic, Aleksandar; Song, Yuxin; Hu, Zhili et al. · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A template-assisted method that enables the growth of covalently bonded three-dimensional carbon nanotubes (CNTs) originating from graphene at a large scale is demonstrated. Atomic force microscopy-based mechanical tests show that the covalently bonded CNT structure can effectively distribute external loading throughout the network to improve the mechanical strength of the material.

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