Carbon nanotube wire

US11780731B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11780731-B2
Application numberUS-202017037306-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2020
Priority dateMar 30, 2018
Publication dateOct 10, 2023
Grant dateOct 10, 2023

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The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube wire includes a carbon nanotube aggregate constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In the plurality of carbon nanotubes, a mean length of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is not larger than 150 μm, a CV value of the mean length is not smaller than 0.40, a mean diameter of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is smaller than 4 nm, a CV value of the mean diameter is not smaller than 0.18, and a proportion of carbon nanotubes with lengths not smaller than 3 μm is not less than 60%.

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What is claimed is: 1. A carbon nanotube wire comprising a carbon nanotube aggregate constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein in the plurality of carbon nanotubes, a mean length of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is not larger than 150 μm, a coefficient of variation (CV) value of the mean length is not smaller than 0.40, a mean diameter of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is smaller than 4 nm, a CV value of the mean diameter is not smaller than 0.3 and not larger than 0.88, and a proportion of carbon nanotubes with lengths not smaller than 3 μm is not less than 60%. 2. The carbon nanotube wire according to claim 1 , wherein the mean length of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is not smaller than 1 μm. 3. The carbon nanotube wire according to claim 1 , wherein a density in the carbon nanotube wire is not lower than 0.5 g/cm 3 . 4. The carbon nanotube wire according to claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of carbon nanotubes, the CV value of the mean length is not larger than 1.2, the mean diameter is not smaller than 1 nm, the CV value of the mean diameter is not larger than 0.80, and the proportion of carbon nanotubes with lengths not smaller than 3 μm is not more than 95%. 5. The carbon nanotube wire according to claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of carbon nanotubes, the CV value of the mean length is not smaller than 0.70, the mean diameter is not smaller than 1.2 nm, the CV value of the mean diameter is not smaller than 0.50 and not larger than 0.80, and the proportion of carbon nanotubes with lengths not smaller than 3 μm is not less than 70% and not more than 95%. 6. The carbon nanotube wire according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon nanotube wire is a single wire.

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  • C01B32/158Primary

    Carbon nanotubes · CPC title

  • mainly consisting of carbon-silicon compounds, carbon or silicon · CPC title

  • Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites · CPC title

  • Length · CPC title

  • Diameter · CPC title

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What does patent US11780731B2 cover?
The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube wire includes a carbon nanotube aggregate constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In the plurality of carbon nanotubes, a mean length of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is not larger than 150 μm, a CV value of the mean length is not smaller than 0.40, a mean diameter of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is smaller than 4 nm, a CV val…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C01B32/158. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 10 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).