Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090115286 | Electrically conductive thin film formed from an ionic liquid and carbon nanotubes having a high aspect ratio, and actuator element comprising the thin film - The present invention provides an actuator exhibiting improved performance. The actuator is formed of an electrically conductive thin film formed from an ionic liquid and carbon nanotubes having an aspect ratio of not less than 10 | 05-07-2009 |
20110116995 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALIGNED CARBON-NANOTUBE AGGREGATES - An apparatus of the present invention for producing an aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate is an apparatus for producing an aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate by synthesizing the aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate on a base material having a catalyst on a surface thereof, the apparatus including: a formation unit that processes a formation step of causing an environment surrounding the catalyst to be an environment of a reducing gas and heating at least either the catalyst or the reducing gas; a growth unit that processes a growth step of synthesizing the aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate by causing the environment surrounding the catalyst to be an environment of a raw material gas and by heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas; and a transfer unit that transfers the base material at least from the formation unit to the growth unit. Thus provided is a production apparatus and a production method that are capable of improving efficiency in the production of aligned CNT aggregates by preventing a decrease in production volume and deterioration in quality of aligned CNT aggregates in serial production and by making it easy to increase the size of the apparatus. | 05-19-2011 |
20120132861 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND ELECTRODE CONTAINING THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The electrode material includes metal oxide nanoparticles formed by applying shear force and centrifugal force to reactants containing a reaction inhibitor in a rotating reaction vessel during a chemical reaction; and carbon nanotubes with a specific area of 600 to 2600 m | 05-31-2012 |
20120231163 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON - A method and an apparatus for efficiently producing a high-purity CNT assembly of a high specific surface area are provided in which a feedstock gas is contacted to a catalyst in an optimum form for CNT growth. | 09-13-2012 |
20120321544 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATE - A production method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: providing a catalyst support layer by applying, to a substrate, a catalyst support layer coating agent obtained by dissolving in an organic solvent (i) an organometallic compound containing aluminum and/or a metal salt containing aluminum and (ii) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and/or the metal salt; providing a catalyst formation layer by applying, to the catalyst support layer, a catalyst formation layer coating agent obtained by dissolving in an organic solvent (a) an organometallic compound containing iron and/or a metal salt containing iron and (b) a stabilizer for inhibiting a condensation polymerization reaction of the organometallic compound and/or the metal salt; and growing an aligned carbon nanotube aggregate on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). | 12-20-2012 |
20130130230 | PROTEIN-ENCLOSED CARBON NANOTUBE FILM, AND SENSOR AND POWER-GENERATING DEVICE EACH EQUIPPED WITH THE CARBON NANOTUBE FILM AS ELECTRODE - The present invention answers the demands of power generating device and biosensor development and provides a flexible, free-standing type protein containing carbon nanotube film, and a sensor and power generating device each equipped with the carbon nanotube film as an electrode. According to the present invention a carbon nanotube free standing film is provided including a carbon nanotube aggregate formed by aggregating a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and a plurality of enzymes included between the plurality of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube film may include a different protein to the enzyme and may include a surfactant agent between the plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 05-23-2013 |
20130176659 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double-layer capacitor comprises a first polarizing electrode and a second polarizing electrode including a carbon nanotube aggregate formed by aggregating a plurality of carbon nanotubes and an electrolyte solution being immersed between the plurality of carbon nanotubes, the first polarizing electrode and the second polarizing electrode are provided with a conductivity of 0.5 S/cm; an electrode partially connected to the first polarizing electrode and the second polarizing electrode; and a separator arranged between the first polarizing electrode and the second polarizing electrodes; wherein the carbon nanotube aggregate has a relative surface area of 800 m | 07-11-2013 |
20130299212 | CNT METAL COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a CNT plating metal composite with high conductivity and wherein metal plating is plated onto the inside of a high-density CNT aggregate, and a production method for same. Also provided is a method for patterning the CNT plating metal composite. A CNT metal composite is provided including a CNT aggregate formed by adhering a metal onto a plurality of CNTs, wherein when an X-ray diffraction analysis is performed using a Cu-Kα ray as a radiation source, an intensity ratio between a peak having the greatest intensity belonging to the metal and a peak having the greatest intensity belonging to an oxide of the metal is 10 or more and the volume resistance is 2×10 | 11-14-2013 |
20130316160 | CNT DISPERSION LIQUID, CNT COMPACT, CNT COMPOSITION, CNT AGGREGATE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING EACH - A CNT dispersion liquid of the preset invention includes a CNT agglomerate arranged with a mesh body formed from a plurality of CNTs, the CNT agglomerate being dispersed in a dispersion medium is provided wherein a CNT agglomerate is obtained by extracting from the dispersion liquid and drying the CNT agglomerate the obtained CNT agglomerate has a pore size of 0.02 μm or more and 2.0 μm or less being maximized a differential pore volume in a pore size range of 0.002 μm or more and 10.00 μm or less measured using a mercury intrusion porosimeter. | 11-28-2013 |
20130337707 | CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATE, CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATE HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE, CARBON NANOTUBE MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATE, COMPOSITION, AND CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID - The present invention is a carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape. The carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape includes a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, wherein a carbon nanotube of the first surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than −0.1 and smaller than 0.2, a carbon nanotube of the second surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than −0.1 and smaller than 0.2, and a carbon nanotube of the side surface has degree of orientation in which a Herman orientation coefficient is 0.2 or more and 0.99 or less, and the first surface and second surface are mutually arranged in parallel and the side surface is perpendicular with respect to the first surface and second surface. | 12-19-2013 |
20140154416 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORIENTED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATE - An apparatus for producing an aligned carbon nanotube aggregate includes: a growth unit that includes a growth furnace for synthesizing the aligned carbon nanotube aggregate by causing an environment surrounding a catalyst to be an environment of a raw material gas and by heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas; a transfer unit that transfers an aligned CNT aggregate production substrate from an inside to an outside of the growth furnace; and a heating section for heating, from the outside of the growth furnace, an outlet of the growth furnace through which outlet the aligned CNT aggregate production substrate exits from the growth furnace. | 06-05-2014 |
20140170316 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORIENTED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATES - An apparatus of the present invention for producing an aligned carbon nanotube includes: at least one injection section including at least one injection hole from which a raw material gas is injected to a base substrate; an exhaust vent for exhausting the raw material gas; and an exhaust section including a plurality of exhaust vents, the plurality of exhaust vents being provided so as to be closer to the exhaust vent than a plurality of injection holes included in the at least one injection hole of the at least one injection section. | 06-19-2014 |
20140217331 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A carbon nanotube composite material capable of exhibiting a high conductivity with a small amount of carbon nanotubes is realized. A carbon nanotube composite material according to the present invention contains carbon nanotubes dispersed in a matrix and includes a carbon nanotube group formed of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and a basic material area. The carbon nanotubes are contained in an amount of 0.0001% by weight or greater and 1.0% by weight or less; and the carbon nanotube composite material has a conductivity of 10 | 08-07-2014 |
20140221533 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND THERMAL CONDUCTOR - A carbon nanotube composite material having carbon nanotubes and carbon fibers dispersed in a matrix is provided wherein a carbon nanotube group formed from a plurality of the carbon nanotubes is present between the carbon fibers, an average diameter of the carbon fibers is 1 μm or more and 50 μm or less, an average diameter of the carbon nanotubes is 0.7 nm or more and 50 nm or less, the carbon nanotubes are included in a range of 0.01 wt % or more and 30 wt % or less and the carbon fibers are included in a range of 10 wt % or more and 60 wt % or less with respect to 100 wt % of the carbon nanotube composite material, thermal conductivity of the matrix is less than 10 W/mK, and the carbon nanotube composite material includes thermal conductivity in a direction of 10 W/mK or more. | 08-07-2014 |
20140291589 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - Provide is a carbon nanotube composite material and conductive material to solve the problems of the prior art described above by providing a high conductivity and showing excellent durability against repeated stress such as strain. A carbon nanotube composite material of the invention is a conductive material having carbon nanotubes dispersed in a matrix including observing a peak in each region of 110±10 cm | 10-02-2014 |