Carbon nanostructures on nanostructures
OwnerNelly M. Rodriguez, R. Terry K. Bakerinventors
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Abstract
A nanostructure comprised of a primary layered non-cylindrical nanostructure support and at least one type of secondary substantially graphitic nanostructure grown therefrom. Both the primary layered nanostructure support and the layered substantially graphitic secondary nanostructure are substantially crystalline, wherein the secondary nanostructure, which will preferably be carbon, has a smaller diameter than the primary non-cylindrical nanostructure.
Claims11
A nanostructure comprised of a layered non-cylindrical primary nanostructure support and a plurality of secondary carbon nanostructures grown therefrom wherein both said layered primary nanostructure support and said secondary carbon nanostructures have a crystallinity from about 50% to 100%, and wherein said secondary carbon nanostructures have diameters that is smaller than that of said primary nanostructure.
The nanostructure of claim 9 wherein hydrogen is contained in at least a portion of the said interstices.
A composite material comprised of:
- a) nanostructure component comprised of a layered non-cylindrical primary nanostructure support and a plurality of secondary carbon nanostructures grown therefrom wherein both the primary nanostructure support and the secondary nanostructures have a crystallinity form about 50% to about 100%, and wherein said secondary nanostructures have diameters that are smaller than that of said primary nanostructure and wherein the secondary carbon nanostructure is further characterized as having:
- (i) a surface area from about 0.2 to 3,000 m2/g, (ii) an electrical resistivity from about 0.17 μohm·m to 0.8 μohm·m, and (iii) a length up to about 100 mm;
- and b) a polymeric matrix material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.