Apparatus for growing carbon nanotube forests, and generating nanotube structures therefrom, and method

The present invention provides apparatus and methods for growing fullerene nanotube forests, and forming nanotube films, threads and composite structures therefrom. In some embodiments, an interior-flow substrate includes a porous surface and one or more interior passages that provide reactant gas t...

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Hauptverfasser:	LEMAIRE CHARLES A, LEMAIRE ALEXANDER B, STORDAL LEIF T, THOMFORDE DALE J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS CHEMISTRY COMPOUNDS THEREOF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES METALLURGY NANOTECHNOLOGY NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES SPINNING TEXTILES TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides apparatus and methods for growing fullerene nanotube forests, and forming nanotube films, threads and composite structures therefrom. In some embodiments, an interior-flow substrate includes a porous surface and one or more interior passages that provide reactant gas to an interior portion of a densely packed nanotube forest as it is growing. In some embodiments, a continuous-growth furnace is provided that includes an access port for removing nanotube forests without cooling the furnace substantially. In other embodiments, a nanotube film can be pulled from the nanotube forest without removing the forest from the furnace. A nanotube film loom is described. An apparatus for building layers of nanotube films on a continuous web is described.