Question

Electrical properties of carbon nanotubes

Answer 1

Carbon nanotubes are particularly attractive, due to their tubular shape, low density, tuneable electrical properties, ballistic electron transport, lack of skin effect, current carrying capacity exceeding superconductors, mechanical strength/stiffness better than any metal, thermal conductivity exceeding diamond 

Answer 2

Explanation:

•Carbon Nanotube are recently derived allotrope of carbon in which the “Fullerene” buds are attached to the outer part of the carbon nanotubes through covalent bond thus having the properties of both Fullerenes and Nanotubes.

•Carbon nanotubes are known to carry electric current of 109 ampere per cm2 cross section of the tube which is 1000 times more than conducting copper metal. MWNT also able to show superconductivity up to the temperature of 12K.