A
long cylindrical structure related to the fullerenes.The structure of these rods appears to be a
stacked graphite
ring structure on the outside, and a randomized graphitic crystal structure on the inside.Generally, these tubes form best at temperatures above 1200C, and not at all under
200C.
A
sequence of nanoscale
C60 atoms arranged in a long thin cylindrical structure.
Nanotubes are extremely strong mechanically and very pure conductors
of electric current. Applications
of the nanotube in nanotechnology include resistors, capacitors,
inductors, diodes
and transistors.Nanotubes also are called buckytubes.
