A method of producing carbon nanotubes in a fluidized bed reactor includes preparing a carbon nanotube by supplying a catalyst and a carbon source to an interior of the fluidized bed reactor having an internal pressure of 0.5 barg to 1.2 barg (gauge pressure), thereby improving the yield and purity of carbon nanotubes.

A method for preparing a carbon nanotube (CNT) film is provided, comprising: providing a growth chamber of CNTs, which includes an inlet end, an outlet end, and a first-level growth cavity and a second-level growth cavity, and the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity are in fluid communication between the inlet end and the outlet end; making precursor materials, which are used for forming CNTs, react in at least the first-level growth cavity of the growth chamber of CNTs to generate CNTs; and making a carrier gas flow into the growth chamber through the inlet end, and pass through the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity in sequence, wherein, a radial dimension of the first-level growth cavity in a flowing direction of the carrier gas is smaller than that of the second-level growth cavity at a junction between the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity, and a bubble blowing process is conducted with the precursor materials under the drive of the carrier gas at a position of an opening of the first-level growth cavity within the second-level growth cavity to generate a closed cylindrical CNT film partially disposed in the first-level growth cavity. The method of the present invention can prepare continuous, ultrathin and self-supported transparent conductive CNT film continuously and directly.

Provided is a positive electrode material slurry for secondary battery including a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, a binder, and a solvent, wherein the conductive agent includes a first conductive agent and a second conductive agent having different particle shapes and sizes. Since the conductive agent of the present invention may be uniformly dispersed in the positive electrode active material by including a point-type conductive agent, as the first conductive agent, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) subjected to a grinding process as the linear second conductive agent, conductivity of an electrode to be prepared may be improved and a secondary battery having improved high-rate discharge capacity characteristics may be provided.

The present invention discloses a method for efficiently dispersing carbon nanotubes. The method comprises mixing, in parts by mass, 1-30 parts of carbon nanotubes, 0.2-10 parts of functionalized carbon nanotubes and 400-1200 parts of a solvent, adjusting the pH of the resulting mixture to 5-9, and then ultrasonically dispersing the mixture to obtain a stably dispersed carbon nanotube dispersion; the functionalized carbon nanotube is one or more of a carboxylated carbon nanotube, a hydroxylated carbon nanotube, an aminated carbon nanotube, an acyl-chlorinated carbon nanotube, and a sulfonated carbon nanotube.

Nanofiber membranes are described that include multiple layers of nanofiber structures, where each structure is a composite composition of multiwall carbon nanotubes and one or both of single wall and/or few walled carbon nanotubes. By selecting the relative proportions of multiwall and one or more of single/few wall carbon nanotubes in a nanofiber film, the membrane can be fabricated to withstand the heating that occurs during operation in an EUV lithography machine, while also having enough mechanical integrity to withstand pressure changes of between 1 atmosphere (atm) and 2 atm between operating cycles of an EUV lithography machine.

Disclosed here is a composition comprising at least one high-density carbon-nanotube-based monolith, said monolith comprising carbon nanotubes crosslinked by nanoparticles and having a density of at least 0.2 g/cm.sup.3. Also provided is a method for making the composition comprising: preparing a reaction mixture comprising a suspension and at least one catalyst, said suspension is a carbon nanotube suspension; curing the reaction mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel, said drying step is substantially free of supercritical drying and freeze drying; and pyrolyzing the dry gel to produce the composition comprising a high-density carbon-nanotube-based monolith. Exceptional combinations of properties are achieved including high conductive and mechanical properties.

A method of producing a carbon nanotube-containing composition is a method of producing a carbon nanotube-containing composition for synthesizing carbon nanotube aggregates by introducing a ferrocene derivative, a sulfur compound, a carbon source, and a carrier gas into a gas phase flowing in a heating furnace within a temperature range of higher than 1,200 C. to 1,800 C. The carbon source substantially consists of benzene or toluene. The carrier gas includes hydrogen at 10% by volume to 85% by volume. The carrier gas has a linear velocity of 500 cm/min to 2,200 cm/min.

Carbon nanotubes grown on nanostructured flake substrates are disclosed. The nanostructured flake substrates include a catalyst support layer and at least one catalyst layer. Carbon nanotubes grown on the nanostructured flake substrates can have very high aspect ratios. Further, the carbon nanotubes can be aligned on the nanostructured flake substrates. Through routine optimization, the nanostructured flake substrates may be used to produce single-wall, double-wall, or multi-wall carbon nanotubes of various lengths and diameters. The nanostructured flake substrates produce very high yields of carbon nanotubes per unit weight of substrate. Methods for making the nanostructured flake substrates and for using the nanostructured flake substrates in carbon nanotube synthesis are disclosed.

Disclosed are a method for producing a carbon nanotube (CNT) whereby, in the local synthesis of CNTs, a high resolution, a low cost, easiness in production and mass production capability can be established at the same time; and a two-dimensionally patterned CNT obtained thereby.

An aggregate of carbon nanotubes has an acid adsorption amount equal to or greater than 0.6 mass % and equal to or less than 12 mass %, which is obtained by subjecting a starting material composition containing carbon nanotubes to a two-stage wet oxidation treatment. A method of producing an aggregate of carbon nanotubes includes a primary oxidation treatment step, wherein a starting material composition containing carbon nanotubes is subjected to a wet oxidation treatment to give a primary treated aggregate of carbon nanotubes having a ratio (G/D ratio) of the height of G band to that of D band in Raman spectroscopic analysis at 532 nm wavelength equal to or greater than 30; and a secondary oxidation treatment step of performing a wet oxidation treatment under an oxidizing condition stronger than that of the primary oxidation treatment step.