Three-dimensional carbon nanotube sponge-array architectures with high energy dissipation.

Gui, Xuchun; Zeng, Zhiping; Zhu, Yuan; Li, Hongbian; Lin, Zhiqiang; Gan, Qiming; Xiang, Rong; Cao, Anyuan et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Carbon nanotube sponges and aligned arrays are seamlessly integrated into numerous possible configurations such as series, parallel, package, and sandwich complex structures, leading to significantly broadened stress plateau and enhanced energy dissipation.