1 Scope
This Technical Specification describes methods for the characterization of mesoscopic shape factors of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Techniques employed include scanning electron microscopy ( SEM ), transmission electron microscopy ( TEM ), viscometry, and light scattering analysis.
This Technical Specification also includes additional terms needed to define the characterization of scattered bending persistence length ( SBPL ). Two approximation methods are given for the evaluation of SBPL (which generally varies from several tens of nanometers to several hundred micrometers).
Well-established concepts and mathematical expressions, analogous to polymer physics, are utilized for the definition of mesoscopic shape factors of MWCNTs.