Yarn‐Like Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Abstract

A fiber made of carbon nanotubes is shown to resemble a conventional yarn in terms of its structure, composed of discrete fibrillar sub-units, and its properties, such as high flexibility in bending, cutting resistance and 100% knot efficiency. Its combination of yarn-like character and tensile properties in the high-performance range make this CNT fiber an exceptional new material. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.