An actively reversible and reusable dry adhesion system, and related methods for using the same, may comprise a first plurality of nanoparticles, e.g., carbon nanotubes, formed on a first substrate that may be selectively reconfigured in response to an active stimulus, e.g., electrical current, temperature gradient, magnetism, etc.; a second plurality of nanoparticles, e.g., carbon nanotubes, formed on a second substrate that may be selectively reconfigured in response to the active stimulus; and a switch or button that may be operably connected to the first and second substrates. The switch or button may be configured to selectively apply the active stimulus. When the switch or button is activated, the first and second pluralities of nanoparticles may interlock to adhere the first substrate to the second substrate. The dry adhesion system may form an interlocking fastener on a nanoscale, and may be reversible and reusable.

The present disclosure provides a carbon material including a carbon-containing layer having opening parts; and a solid body provided so as to cover the opening parts of the carbon-containing layer, in which the solid body has hole parts communicating with the opening parts.

The present invention relates to a carbon composite material and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a carbon composite material capable of improving electrostatic dispersibility and flame retardancy, and a method for producing the same. The carbon composite material according to the present invention can be effectively applied to products requiring conductivity and flame retardancy.

A cross-linked structure of a carbon material is excellent in mechanical strength, such as tensile strength. The carbon materials such as carbon nanotube, graphite, fullerene, and carbon nanocoil, are cross-linked with each other. The carbon materials are cross-linked through a linking group derived from a nucleophilic compound having two or more nucleophilic groups in the molecule.

Syntheses of carbon nanotubes (CNT) are disclosed. The syntheses can take place on a thermally oxidized silicon surface placed inside a furnace prior to a reaction. The setup can have many variables that could affect the resulting CNT arrays, including flow rate and composition of carrier gas, flow rate and composition of precursor solution, and temperature. By varying such variables the density of the resulting CNT arrays can be controlled.

Disclosed are a superhydrophobic coating with abrasion resistance and a preparation method thereof. The coating has a composite structure formed by a nanohybrid composed of nano-SiO.sub.2 and multi-wallet carbon nanotubes, and a resin as a matrix.

A connection structure of a carbon nanotube wire includes a joint between the carbon nanotube wire and the connection target. For example, a connection structure of a carbon nanotube wire includes a carbon nanotube wire, and, a connection target to which the carbon nanotube wire is connected. The connection structure further includes a conducting wire with higher solder wettability than the carbon nanotube wire, a penetrating part of the conducting wire formed along a cross section having a component orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the carbon nanotube wire, and solder that connects the carbon nanotube wire and the connection target. The solder penetrates the penetrating part formed along the conducting wire.

Provided is a carbon nanotube dispersion composition including carbon nanotubes, a dispersant, and a solvent and satisfying (1) and (2) as follows: (1) an average outer diameter of the carbon nanotubes calculated from an SEM image obtained by observing the carbon nanotubes included in the carbon nanotube dispersion composition is 15 nm or more and 50 nm or less; and (2) when a target pixel group in the SEM image obtained by observing the carbon nanotubes included in the carbon nanotube dispersion composition is set as the carbon nanotubes, and a value obtained by dividing an absolute maximum length by a length of a free curve, that is, a skeleton length, is set as linearity, a proportion of carbon nanotubes with a linearity of 0.9 or more among carbon nanotubes with a skeleton length of 1 m or more is 40% or more and 90% or less.

A method for separating a single-walled carbon nanotube mixture includes: preparing a dispersion liquid containing the single-walled carbon nanotube mixture and a surfactant; and separating the single-walled carbon nanotube mixture contained in the dispersion liquid, wherein in the separating the single-walled carbon nanotube mixture, a dispersion liquid in which a physical property of the dispersion liquid is within a prescribed range is used.

Provided is a method for preparing transparent conductive films (TCFs), including: laying at least one original carbon nanotube (CNT) film on a surface of a substrate and placing them into a growth chamber; enabling the surface of the substrate to undergo reconstruction resulted from an interaction with a gas in the growth chamber, accompanied by transport of atoms constituting facets, to form facets, which appear as a regular stepped or zigzag pattern at a mesoscopic scale on the surface of the substrate; making the facets interact with the original CNT film, to remove impurities, and to cause at least a portion of CNTs in the original CNT film to move under driving of the facets, thereby compelling adjacent CNTs or bundles to adhere closely together, resulting in reorganization of a CNT network in the original CNT film to form a whole reorganized CNT TCF.