Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene - Research and Applications

Nanomaterials confined within the inner space of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit unusual behavior that differs from that of bulk materials; extensive research has been thus carried out on the encapsulation of various molecules in the inner space of CNTs in order to discover new properties of the nanomaterials. The chemically and mechanically stable pseudo-1D confined nanospace of CNTs can serve as an ideal environment for the template assembly of various nanomaterials. Since the confined nanospace of a CNT prevents molecules from reacting, as it impedes their movement, it can potentially be utilized for stable storage of various reactive materials. More