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Recent Advances in Applications of Sorted Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Bati Abdulaziz S. R.,
Yu LePing,
Batmunkh Munkhbayar,
Shapter Joseph G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201902273
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , chirality (physics) , photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , chiral symmetry breaking , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) exhibit outstanding properties that make them appealing in a wide range of applications. However, their properties are variable depending on the tube helicity (chirality), which has been a challenge for a long time and needs to be effectively controlled. In recent years, tremendous efforts have been made to control the electrical type/chirality of nanotubes through both direct controlled synthesis and postsynthesis separation methods. Driven by these breakthroughs, the applications of separated families of SWCNTs in various fields have emerged as a new topic of research. In this Review, an overview of recent advances in the use of highly purified and well‐separated SWCNTs in a comprehensive range of applications is presented including photovoltaics, transistors, batteries, sensors, light emitters, biological/medical fields, and others. Finally, important future directions for the utilization of separated SWCNTs in these fields are provided.