A tube like structure made from carbon molecules.
Hollow Nanometer-Size Tube Made out of Carbon Atoms
A one dimensional fullerene (a convex cage of atoms with only hexagonal and/or pentagonal faces) with a cylindrical shape. Carbon nanotubes discovered in 1991 by Sumio Iijima resemble rolled up graphite, although they can not really be made that way. Depending on the direction that the tubes appear to have been rolled (quantified by the 'chiral vector'), they are known to act as conductors or semiconductors. Nanotubes are a proving to be useful as molecular components for nanotechnology. [Encyclopedia Nanotech
a fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape
a carbon-based cylinder that conducts electricity well
a cylinder with a graphite structure (curved, like a roll of chicken wire) and closed at both ends by a fullerene type cap, i
a hollow graphite cylinder with a diameter of only a few nanometres
a long, cylindrical carbon structure consisting of hexagonal graphite molecules attached at the edges
a member of the fullerene structural family, which also includes buckyballs
a stretched-out buckyball that can be used like microscopic plumbing
a tiny, hollow cylinder with an outside diameter of a nanometer that is formed spontaneously from atoms such as carbon. When aligned in a certain way, their atoms can conduct electricity as effectively as copper. Aligned in a slightly different way, they are electrical semiconductors—midway between conductors and insulators. Nanotubes are also stronger than steel, so long filaments can be used to create super-tough lightweight materials.
fullerene with a cylindrical shape composed entirely of carbon molecules.
Tube constructed of a sheet of graphite rolled together.
