Nanotubes in a Flash: Ignition and Reconstruction

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit a range of unusual mechanical and electronic properties because of their unique structure and dimensions. Ajayan et al accidentally discovered that SWNTs ignite when exposed to a conventional photographic flash.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 296; no. 5568; p. 705
Main Authors Ajayan, P. M., Terrones, M., de la Guardia, A., Huc, V., Grobert, N., Wei, B. Q., Lezec, H., Ramanath, G., Ebbesen, T. W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 26.04.2002
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Brevia
Carbon
Chemistry
Combustion. Flame
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Fires
General and physical chemistry
Ignition
Light
Materials
Materials science
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Nanotechnology
Nanotubes
Physics
Structure fires
Light flash
Transmission electron microscopy
Carbon nanotubes
Thermal conductivity
Combustion
Oxidation
Experimental study
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Summary:Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit a range of unusual mechanical and electronic properties because of their unique structure and dimensions. Ajayan et al accidentally discovered that SWNTs ignite when exposed to a conventional photographic flash.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.296.5568.705