Advances in chemistry of carbon nanotubes and their composites (nanomaterial): A Review

Abstract

This review is about the commercial as well as some other applications of carbon nano materials as in recent past years their various beneficial properties (physical & chemical) have revealed. Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical bodies that are made by rolling single-layered carbons means graphene. They can be of one wall i.e., single walled (SWCNT) having diameter less than 1nm and also can be multilayered or multi walled (MWCNT). More & more nanotubes join concentrically to make themselves multilayered (diameter – more than 100nm). Previous strives on these nanotubes has revealed their various properties like high thermal conductivity, outstanding field emission properties & controlled electronic properties etc. It has been proven that carbon nanotubes are ideal model system for studying physics in one dimensional solid. Other aspects related to nanomaterials and its various derivatives can be better understood by glancing below.