Li Jun, Pandey Gaind P
Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506; email:
Annu Rev Phys Chem. 2015 Apr;66:331-56. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121535. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
The past decade has seen a surge of exciting research and applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stimulated by deeper understanding of their fundamental properties and increasing production capability. The intrinsic properties of various CNTs were found to strongly depend on their internal microstructures. This review summarizes the fundamental structure-property relations of seamless tube-like single- and multiwalled CNTs and conically stacked carbon nanofibers, as well as the organized architectures of these CNTs (including randomly stacked thin films, parallel aligned thin films, and vertically aligned arrays). It highlights the recent development of CNTs as key components in selected applications, including nanoelectronics, filtration membranes, transparent conductive electrodes, fuel cells, electrical energy storage devices, and solar cells. Particular emphasis is placed on the link between the basic physical chemical properties of CNTs and the organized CNT architectures with their functions and performance in each application.
在过去十年中，随着对碳纳米管（CNT）基本特性的深入理解以及生产能力的提高，对其的研究和应用如雨后春笋般涌现。人们发现，各种碳纳米管的固有特性很大程度上取决于其内部微观结构。本综述总结了无缝管状单壁和多壁碳纳米管以及锥形堆叠碳纳米纤维的基本结构 - 性能关系，以及这些碳纳米管的有序结构（包括随机堆叠薄膜、平行排列薄膜和垂直排列阵列）。它突出了碳纳米管作为选定应用中的关键组件的最新发展，这些应用包括纳米电子学、过滤膜、透明导电电极、燃料电池、电能存储设备和太阳能电池。特别强调了碳纳米管的基本物理化学性质与有序碳纳米管结构之间的联系，以及它们在每种应用中的功能和性能。
