title: Shear induced fabrication of intertwined single walled carbon nanotube rings.
abstract: Thin film microfluidic shearing of a mixture of toluene dispersed single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and water in a vortex fluidic device results in SWCNT nanorings (and related structures), diameters 100 to 200 nm or 300 to 700 nm, for respectively 10 mm or 20 mm diameter rotating tubes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia. colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Kasturi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vimalanathan
authors.forename: Xianjue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Colin L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Raston
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D033081:Shear Strength; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water; D014050:Toluene