摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wire heat source utilizing carbon nanotubes and having high energy conversion efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: The wire heat source includes a filamentous support 202, a heating element 204 installed on the filamentous support 202, and two electrodes 206 connected electrically with the heating element 204. At least one of the two electrodes 206 is a carbon nanotube structure consisting of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the heating element 204 consists of a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged in the same direction with the ends being connected by the intermolecular force. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |