CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE HOLLOW STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A macro-scale carbon nanotube composite hollow structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a polymer. The carbon nanotubes are combined with each other via van der Waals attractive force. The polymer is at least partly attached to the carbon nanotubes. A method for making the carbon nanotube composite hollow structure includes the steps of providing a linear structure and a carbon nanotube structure including at least one carbon nanotube film or at least one carbon nanotube wire, wrapping the carbon nanotube structure around the linear structure to form a first carbon nanotube composite structure, applying a polymer liquid to the first carbon nanotube composite structure such that a second carbon nanotube composite structure is formed, and removing the linear structure from the second carbon nanotube composite structure.