Ion Beam Modification of Carbon Nanotube Yarn in Air and Vacuum

We studied the effects ion beam irradiation on carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns. CNT yarn was fabricated by drawing and spinning CNT sheets from a vertically aligned CNT forest. The yarn was irradiated by 2.5 MeV protons in either vacuum or air. Irradiation in air was achieved by directing the proton bea...

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Main Authors: Jonathan G. Gigax, Philip D. Bradford, Lin Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/8/860