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Nanobundles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Kiyoshi Yase,
Nobutaka Tanigaki,
Mutsumasa Kyotani,
Motoo Yumura,
Kunio Uchida,
Satoshi Ohshima,
Yasunori Kuriki and
Fumikazu Ikazaki
Kiyoshi Yase
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Nobutaka Tanigaki
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Mutsumasa Kyotani
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Motoo Yumura
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Kunio Uchida
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Satoshi Ohshima
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Yasunori Kuriki
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
Fumikazu Ikazaki
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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Abstract

Fine molecular straw, carbon nanotube (NT) is aligned to form a bundle. The purified NTs are mixed with a plastic polymer (polypropylene: PP) and extruded from a small die with a diameter of 2 mm kept at 200°C. The threads of NT/PP blend are characterized by small angle X-ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscope to confirm the existence of nanobundle of NTs, which orient along the spinning direction.

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