Nanotube Research

Mainstream performs applied carbon nanotube (CNT) research and development for a wide range of applications including thermal enhancements, batteries, ultracpacitors, and sensors. Our facilities include tube furnaces for catalytic pore growth of either single-walled or multi-walled CNTs by chemical vapor deposition, a 9-Tesla cryogenic magnetic field apparatus for aligning nanotubes, and a 1000x dual transmission and reflectance light microscope with high resolution digital color camera for initial inspection. We have access to local facilities for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Raman Spectroscopy analysis to characterize the structure and properties of CNTs. Current research is being performed for DOD.