The Basics of Carbon Nanotube Displays Group 9 Jeffrey Cook and Derrick Williams

Key Words: Nanotube LCD – Liquid Crystal Display Technology Fullerene

A hollow, cylindrical or toroidal molecule made of one element, usually carbon. Nanotubes are being investigated as semiconductors and for uses in nanotechnology. A microscopic tube whose diameter is measured in nanometers. Nanotube

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display a method of displaying readings continuously, as on digital watches, portable computers, and calculators, using a liquid-crystal film, sealed between glass plates, that changes its optical properties when a voltage is applied.

Technology The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives. The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective. Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group

Fullerene any of a class of molecules of carbon having a roughly spherical shape

What is a Carbon Nanotube? A carbon nanotube is a one-atom thick sheet of graphite rolled up into a seamless cylinder with diameter of the order of a nanometer A Nanometer is 1/100,000,000 of a meter and nanotubes range in size of 3 nm to 30 nm

Single Nanotube Filament Group of Carbon Nanotube Filaments

A carbon nanotube structure

Who first Discovered Carbon Nanotubes? In 1991, a Japanese scientist by the name of Sumio Iijima discovered fullerene related carbon nanotubes Carbon Nanotubes can be up to 50 times stronger than steel He also noted that there were approximately 80 different types all with distinct properties

So Why Carbon Nanotube Displays? Carbon Nanotube Displays require much less energy Feature more-vivid colors than LCDs Nanotechnology is making displays potentially less expensive allowing displays to be larger and cheaper than before

So When will I see a Carbon Nanotube Display? According to companies like Microsoft, Canon, and Toshiba we can expect to see Carbon Nanotube Televisions and Computer Monitors by 2007 or 2008 Carbon Nanotube Televisions are projected to start at around $1,300 but a price for computer monitors has not been released