Super‐Stretchable Spring‐Like Carbon Nanotube Ropes

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200576
• Publication Date: 2012-04-27T07:53:08Z
• Authors: Yuanyuan Shang; Xiaodong He; Yibin Li; Luhui Zhang; Zhen Li; Chunyan Ji; Enzheng Shi; Peixu Li; Ke Zhu; Qingyu Peng; Chao Wang; Xinjiang Zhang; Rongguo Wang; Jinquan Wei; Kunlin Wang; Hongwei Zhu; Dehai Wu; Anyuan Cao
• Keywords: Nanotubes, Carbon; Tensile Strength; Electric Conductivity; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Spring-like carbon nanotube ropes consisting of perfectly arranged loops are fabricated by spinning single-walled films, and can sustain tensile strains as high 285%.