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Double-walled carbon nanotubes: synthesis, structural characterization, and application

  • Kim, Yoong Ahm (School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Yang, Kap-Seung (School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Muramatsu, Hiroyuki (Department of Materials Science and Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology) ;
  • Hayashi, Takuya (Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University) ;
  • Endo, Morinobu (Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University) ;
  • Terrones, Mauricio (Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University) ;
  • Dresselhaus, Mildred S. (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2014.03.11
  • Accepted : 2014.03.25
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

Double walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) are considered an ideal model for studying the coupling interactions between different concentric shells in multi-walled CNTs. Due to their intrinsic coaxial structures they are mechanically, thermally, and structurally more stable than single walled CNTs. Geometrically, owing to the buffer-like function of the outer tubes in DWCNTs, the inner tubes exhibit exciting transport and optical properties that lend them promise in the fabrication of field-effect transistors, stable field emitters, and lithium ion batteries. In addition, by utilizing the outer tube chemistry, DWCNTs can be useful for anchoring semiconducting quantum dots and also as effective multifunctional fillers in producing tough, conductive transparent polymer films. The inner tubes meanwhile preserve their excitonic transitions. This article reviews the synthesis of DWCNTs, their electronic structure, transport, and mechanical properties, and their potential uses.

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