Aligned Carbon Nanotube Bulk Structure Having Portions Different in Density, Process for Producing The Same and Uses thereof

摘要

An aligned carbon nanotube bulk structure having portions different in density of the invention is characterized by being composed of carbon nanotubes aligned in a predetermined direction and having both a high-density portion of 0.2 to 1.5 g/cm3 and a low-density portion of 0.001 to 0.2 g/cm3. The carbon nanotube bulk structure can be produced by a process of growing carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) in the presence of a metal catalyst which comprises growing carbon nanotubes in an aligned state in a reaction atmosphere, soaking the obtained carbon nanotubes with a liquid, and then drying the resulting nanotubes. The invention provides aligned carbon nanotube bulk structure controlled in various properties such as density and hardness in sites thereof, and a process for the production of the same; and application thereof.