Advanced carbon material
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)
Graphene rolled into a tube, with properties to match. Carbon nanotubes combine extreme strength and conductivity at the nanoscale, and today they are quietly improving almost every lithium-ion battery that uses them.
What is carbon nanotubes (cnts)
Carbon nanotubes are seamless cylindrical lattices of carbon, a nanometre or two across, with walls a single atom thick and lengths thousands of times their diameter. That geometry gives them a rare combination of strength, stiffness and conductivity.
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What makes carbon nanotubes (cnts) exceptional
Market outlook
A market scaling fast
The carbon nanotube market is estimated at roughly $4 billion in 2024 and is growing at about a 17 percent CAGR, led by demand for conductive additives in lithium ion battery electrodes. Estimates vary widely across sources.
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