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Polymer crystals were formed in a periodic fashion, induced by carbon nanotubes forming a newly discovered nanohybrid shish–kebab (NHSK) structure. The polymers polyethylene and Nylon 6,6 formed crystals regularly along single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), and vapor grown carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The formation mechanism was attributed to “size-dependent soft epitaxy”. The impact of CNTs on the polymer crystallization behavior is discussed.
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A comprehensive review of the formation periodic polymer crystals along carbon nanotube. The nano hybrid shish kebab structure represent a new nanoscale architecture with a variety of possible applications.
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This page is a summary of: Carbon nanotube induced polymer crystallization: The formation of nanohybrid shish–kebabs, Polymer, February 2009, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.12.031.
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