Bone-shaped nanomaterials for nanocomposite applications

Terry T. Xu; Frank T. Fisher; L. Cate Brinson; Rodney S. Ruoff

doi:10.1021/nl0343396

Bone-shaped nanomaterials for nanocomposite applications

Terry T. Xu, Frank T. Fisher, L. Cate Brinson, Rodney S. Ruoff

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Northwestern University

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Abstract

A novel template synthesis of bone-shaped (dumbbell-shaped, dogbone-shaped) nanomaterials is demonstrated. Porous anodic alumina (PAA) templates with uniform nanochannels were fabricated using a four-step anodization process and used to form bone-shaped carbon nanostructurss with stem and end diameters and lengths of 40 nm, 70 nm, and 5 μm, respectively. These nanomaterials, which we refer to as bone-shaped T-CNTs (templated carbon nanotubes), have potential application in nanocomposites, where improved strength and toughness through mechanical interlocking is anticipated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1135-1139
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0343396
State	Published - 1 Aug 2003

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