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Recent decades have witnessed many breakthroughs in research on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), particularly regarding controllable synthesis, production scale-up, and application advances for this material. This sp2-bonded nanocarbon uniquely combines extreme mechanical strength, exceptionally high electrical conductivity, as well as many other superior properties, making it highly attractive for fundamental research and industrial applications. Synthesis and mass production form the solid basis for high-volume applications of CNTs. During recent decades, CNT production capacity has reached more than thousands of tons per year, greatly decreasing the price of CNTs. Although the unique physiochemical properties of an individual CNT are stated repeatedly, manifestation of such unique properties in a macroscopic material, e.g., realization of high-strength CNT fibers, remains a great challenge. If such challenges are solved, many critical applications will be enabled. Herein we review the critical progress in the development of synthesis and scaledup production methods for CNTs, and discuss advances in their applications. Scientific problems and technological challenges are discussed together.
Chapter 11 was originally published as Jia, X. & Wei, F. Top Curr Chem (Z) (2017) 375: 18. DOI 10.1007/ s41061-017-0102-2.
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Jia, X., Wei, F. (2019). Advances in Production and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes. In: Li, Y., Maruyama, S. (eds) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Topics in Current Chemistry Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12700-8_11
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