What are the basic physical properties of carbon nanotubes?

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by Sam Rostami

Carbon nanotubes are light, thermally stable and chemically inert. They can be either metallic or semi-conducting, depending on their structure and the number twists/bends in their tubes.

The typical electrical conductivity of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is in the order of 10 ^-4 Ω-cm, and the thermal conductivity is around 2000 W/m.K. The Young's Modulus of SWNTs is in the order 0.6 to 1.4 Tera Pascal.

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