A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted significant attention in the scientific community and in the industrial environment due to their unique structure and remarkable properties, including mechanical strength, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and chemical inertness. Despite their potenti...
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| author | Silvia Zecchi Giovanni Cristoforo Erik Piatti Daniele Torsello Gianluca Ghigo Alberto Tagliaferro Carlo Rosso Mattia Bartoli |
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| description | Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted significant attention in the scientific community and in the industrial environment due to their unique structure and remarkable properties, including mechanical strength, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and chemical inertness. Despite their potential, large-scale applications have been limited by challenges such as high production costs and catalyst contamination. In aerospace applications, CNTs have demonstrated considerable promise either in the form of thin layers or as reinforcements in polymer and metal matrices, where they enhance mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic performance in lightweight composites. In this short review, we provide an overview of CNTs’ properties and structures, explore CNT growth methods, with a focus on chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and examine their integration into aerospace materials both as films and as multifunctional reinforcements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5fcdbfecb58349059bd187d728d57d812025-01-24T13:41:58ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2024-12-011615310.3390/mi16010053A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace ApplicationsSilvia Zecchi0Giovanni Cristoforo1Erik Piatti2Daniele Torsello3Gianluca Ghigo4Alberto Tagliaferro5Carlo Rosso6Mattia Bartoli7Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyConsorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, ItalyCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted significant attention in the scientific community and in the industrial environment due to their unique structure and remarkable properties, including mechanical strength, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and chemical inertness. Despite their potential, large-scale applications have been limited by challenges such as high production costs and catalyst contamination. In aerospace applications, CNTs have demonstrated considerable promise either in the form of thin layers or as reinforcements in polymer and metal matrices, where they enhance mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic performance in lightweight composites. In this short review, we provide an overview of CNTs’ properties and structures, explore CNT growth methods, with a focus on chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and examine their integration into aerospace materials both as films and as multifunctional reinforcements.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/1/53CNTsCVDnanomaterialscomposites |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Zecchi Giovanni Cristoforo Erik Piatti Daniele Torsello Gianluca Ghigo Alberto Tagliaferro Carlo Rosso Mattia Bartoli A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications Micromachines CNTs CVD nanomaterials composites |
| title | A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications |
| title_full | A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications |
| title_short | A Concise Review of Recent Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes for Aerospace Applications |
| title_sort | concise review of recent advancements in carbon nanotubes for aerospace applications |
| topic | CNTs CVD nanomaterials composites |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/1/53 |
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