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Elastic modulus of multi-walled carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic chemical vapour deposition

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are ideal structures for use as reinforcement fibres in composite materials, due to their extraordinary mechanical properties, in particular high Young’s modulus (E∼1 TPa). Usually the high value of E is taken as granted for all types of carbon CNTs. Here we demonstrate that multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) produced by catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD) have low moduli (E<100 GPa) independently of their growth conditions. We attribute this to the presence of structural defects. Additional high-temperature annealing failed to improve the mechanical properties. This study urges a better control of the growth process in order to obtain high strength CCVD grown MWCNTs suitable for reinforcement in large-scale industrial applications.

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  1. Institut de la Physique de la Matière Complexe, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    B. Lukić, J.W. Seo, E. Couteau, K. Lee, A. Kis, A.J. Kulik & L. Forró

  2. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Microscopie Electronique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    S. Gradečak

  3. Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, 6720, Szeged, Hungary

    R. Berkecz & K. Hernadi

  4. CRMD, CNRS-Université, 1B rue de la Férollerie, 45071, Orléans Cedex 02, France

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  5. Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, 61 rue de Bruxelles, 5000, Namur, Belgium

    A. Fonseca & J.B. Nagy

  6. TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, UK

    G. Csányi

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Lukić, B., Seo, J., Couteau, E. et al. Elastic modulus of multi-walled carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic chemical vapour deposition. Appl. Phys. A 80, 695–700 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-004-3100-5

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