title: Joining carbon nanotubes.
abstract: To fully exploit the exceptional electronic and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes in real-world applications, it is desirable to create carbon nanotube networks in which separate, multiple nanotubes are joined so that as many as possible of the properties of single nanotubes are conserved. In this review we summarize the progress made towards this goal, covering techniques including electron and ion beam irradiation, Joule heating and spark plasma sintering.
authors.affiliation: Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: G Seth
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Pisith
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singjai
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004595:Electroplating / Q000379:methods*; D006361:Heating; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D058626:Plasma Gases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D058626:Plasma Gases