Super-stretchable spring-like carbon nanotube ropes.

Shang, Yuanyuan; He, Xiaodong; Li, Yibin; Zhang, Luhui; Li, Zhen; Ji, Chunyan; Shi, Enzheng; Li, Peixu et al. · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Spring-like carbon nanotube ropes consisting of perfectly arranged loops are fabricated by spinning single-walled nanotube films, and can sustain tensile strains as high as 285%.

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