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Covalent reinforcement of carbon nanotube assemblies
October 2023 • Xavier N. Lepro Chavez, Chantel Aracne-Ruddle, L. B. Bayu Aji, S. O. Kucheyev, Michael Stadermann
Disclosed here is a method of fabricating a covalently reinforced carbon nanotube (CNT) assembly. The method includes producing a CNT assembly by pulling entangled CNTs from a CNT array fabricated on a substrate, the CNT assembly including a plurality of CNTs that are aligned; and creating covalent bonding between the CNTs of the CNT assembly by applying a high energy ion irradiation to the CNT assembly.