Carbon microtubes

Patent · Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1019103

Peng, Huisheng ^[1]; Zhu, Yuntian Theodore ^[2]; Peterson, Dean E ^[3]; Jia, Quanxi ^[3]

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1. Shanghai, CN
2. Cary, NC
3. Los Alamos, NM

A carbon microtube comprising a hollow, substantially tubular structure having a porous wall, wherein the microtube has a diameter of from about 10 .mu.m to about 150 .mu.m, and a density of less than 20 mg/cm.sup.3. Also described is a carbon microtube, having a diameter of at least 10 .mu.m and comprising a hollow, substantially tubular structure having a porous wall, wherein the porous wall comprises a plurality of voids, said voids substantially parallel to the length of the microtube, and defined by an inner surface, an outer surface, and a shared surface separating two adjacent voids.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): 7,959,889
• Application Number: US Patent Application 12/221,886
• OSTI ID: 1019103
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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