Abstract

A REVIEW ON CARBON NANO TUBES

Shveta Devi Billowria*, Shabnam, Shikha, Nitan Bharti Gupta, Hardeep Kaur and Pooja Sharma

ABSTRACT

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes in 1991 by Iijima, they've been of great interest, both from a abecedarian point of view and for future operations. The eye- catching features of these structures are their electronic, mechanical, optic and chemical characteristics, which open away to future operations. These parcels can indeed be measured on single nanotubes. For marketable operation, large amounts of purified nanotubes are demanded. Different types of carbon nanotubes can be produced in colorful ways. The most common ways used currently are bow discharge, ray ablation and chemical vapourdeposition. Purification of the tubes can be divided into a couple of main ways oxidation, acid treatment, annealing, sonication, filtering and functionalisation ways. Economically doable large- scale product and sanctification ways stil have to be developed. Abecedarian and practical nanotube inquiries have shown possible operations in colorful fields. Real operations are still under development. This report provides an overview of current nanotube technology, with a special focus on conflation and sanctification, parcels, benefits and operations.

Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, Fullerenes, Dissipations, Functionalisation, Nanomedicines.