nanotubes

• what are nanotubes


  like a layer of graphene rolled into a cylinder

  • length is very longer than the width
  • so it has a high length to diameter ratio
• properties of a nanotube


  • high tensile strength - strong in tension - resist being stretched
  • strong
  • conducts electricity - delocalised electrons
• what are these properties of a nanotube useful for?


  • nanotechnology
  • electronics
  • specialised materials