CARBON NANOTUBE ASSEMBLY
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1. A carbon nanotube assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented into a patterned frame and extending from a base of the patterned frame to a face of the patterned frame, the patterned frame having a height between the base and the face of at least about 10 μ
m or greater;
at least one passage, extending through or defined in the patterned frame, the at least one passage extending from the base of the patterned frame to the face of the patterned frame; and
an interstitial material at least partially filling interstices between at least some of the carbon nanotubes.
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Abstract
A carbon nanotube assembly comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged into a patterned frame and extending from a base of the patterned frame to a face of the patterned frame, the patterned frame having a height of at least about 10 μm or greater. At least one passage extends through or is defined in the patterned frame, the at least one passage extending from the base of the patterned frame to the face of the patterned frame. An interstitial material at least partially fills interstices between at least some of the carbon nanotubes.
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1. A carbon nanotube assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented into a patterned frame and extending from a base of the patterned frame to a face of the patterned frame, the patterned frame having a height between the base and the face of at least about 10 μ
m or greater;at least one passage, extending through or defined in the patterned frame, the at least one passage extending from the base of the patterned frame to the face of the patterned frame; and an interstitial material at least partially filling interstices between at least some of the carbon nanotubes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A carbon nanotube assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of vertically grown, interlocked carbon nanotubes oriented into a patterned frame and extending substantially linearly from a base of the frame to a face of the frame; at least one passage, extending through or defined in the patterned frame, the at least one passage extending from the face of the patterned frame to the base of the patterned frame; a plurality of interstices formed between adjacent nanotubes; and an interstitial material at least partially filling interstices between at least some of the carbon nanotubes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a carbon nanotube assembly, comprising:
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applying a catalyst to a substrate to create a defined pattern on the substrate; initiating growth of a plurality of carbon nanotubes from the catalyst applied in the pattern; growing the nanotubes in the pattern to a height of at least about 10 μ
m or greater; andapplying an interstitial material to the carbon nanotubes to at least partially fill interstices between adjacent carbon nanotubes to form an assembly having a shape corresponding to the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming a carbon nanotube assembly, comprising:
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vertically growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes to form a patterned frame; facilitating interlocking of the nanotubes as they are grown vertically and forming a plurality of interstices between the nanotubes; and applying an interstitial material to the nanotubes to at least partially fill the interstices between adjacent carbon nanotubes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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