Smart Materials and Nanotechnology

Carbon nanotubes, Graphene and Composites

Carbon has long progressed from an element to diamond, graphite, carbon nanotubes and graphene. Carbon Nanotubes are carbon allotropes with cylindrical nanostructure and unusual properties finding applications in electronics, nanotechnology and optics. Graphene is another carbon allotrope with a hexagonal lattice structure having many types like Bi-layer graphene, Penta-graphene etc. majorly used as graphene biosensors. Composites (Composite Materials) are materials formed by the combination of 2 or more materials to have better characteristics compared to individual components. Composite materials fabrication varies for different composites like Nano composites, Textile composites etc.