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Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

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Carbon nanotubes are remarkable objects that look set to revolutionize the technology world. The fascinating properties of CNTs including physical, optical, and electrical properties made them one of the promising materials for the future research. This chapter mainly focuses on the physical properties of CNTs and provides an overview of factors affecting physical properties such as structural difference, purity, tube diameter, and density. Also, an attempt is made in this chapter to correlate and analyze both theoretical and experimental results with respect to Young’s modulus (E), shear modulus (G), bulk modulus (K), and Poisson’s ratio from the existing literature dealing with the physical and mechanical properties of CNTs.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Calicut, Irinjalakuda, India

    K. C. Sivaganga & Titto Varughese

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala, India

    Jiji Abraham

  2. International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

    Sabu Thomas

  3. School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    Nandakumar Kalarikkal

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Sivaganga, K.C., Varughese, T. (2022). Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes. In: Abraham, J., Thomas, S., Kalarikkal, N. (eds) Handbook of Carbon Nanotubes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91346-5_62

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