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Focused ion beam milling of carbon nanotube yarns and bucky-papers : correlating their internal structure with their macro-properties
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by K Sears, Ludovic Dumee, N Finn, W HumphriesFocused ion beam (FIB) milling through carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns and bucky-papers followed by scanning electron microscopy has recently emerged as a powerful tool for eliciting details of their internal structure. The internal arrangement of CNTs in bucky-papers and yarns directly affects their performance and characteristics. Consequently this information is critical for further optimisation of these structures and to tailor their properties for specific applications. This chapter describes in detail FIB milling of CNT yarns and bucky-papers and gives a range of examples where FIB milling has enabled a better understanding of how processing conditions and treatments affect the internal structure. Emphasis is placed on how FIB milling elucidates the influence of fabrication conditions on the internal arrangement of CNTs and how this influences the material's macroscopic properties.
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FIB nanostructuresChapter number
4Pagination
63 - 93Publisher
SpringerPlace of publication
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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9783319028743Language
engPublication classification
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2013, SpringerExtent
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Carbon nanotubesCNT macrostructuresYarnBucky-paperFocused ion beam millingCross sectionsInternal structureScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesNanoscience & NanotechnologyPhysics, AppliedScience & Technology - Other TopicsPhysicsSPUN YARNSMECHANICAL-PROPERTIESFIBERSDISPERSIONFUNCTIONALIZATIONSURFACTANTSMEMBRANESROUTE
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