Research on experimental method of carbon nanotubes space environment effect

Man Li,Yuming Liu,Yongtai Zhang,Naiyuan Cui,Yu Li,Qiang Yu,F Yan,X Hou,Y Long,M Li

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202126801065

Abstract

Due to its unique structure and superior performance, carbon nanotubes are proposed to have great potential applications in many fields. Recently, more and more concerns have been focused on the application of carbon nanotubes in space technology. It is believed that carbon nanotubes can have a broad impact on space missions in future with benefits principally in space technology, such as lightweight structure materials, environment protection materials, energy gerneration and storage and nanoelcetronics. However, carbon nanotubes would suffer chemical and physical damage from the space environment when it was used in spacecraft, just like all the other space materials. The environment where spacecrafts operate is extremely intricate, primarily represented by electromagnetic irradiation, charged particle irradiation, high vacuum, cold and hot alternation, atomic oxygen erosion, clash from space debris, and other factors. The mostly effect in space environment is atomic oxygen and debris for grapheme. This paper is about the research on the experimental methods of carbon nanotubes space environment effect with atomic oxygen and space debris as examples, in a bid to propose the experimental scheme of carbon nanotubes space environment effect. It will be great helpful to promote the applications of carbon nanotubes in space technology.

Highlights

Carbon nanotubes have been a focus for scientists around the world with great interest
The world attention to the carbon nanotubes is attributed to the abundant and novel physics contained in it, showcasing the important value for theoretical research, and to its unique structure and superior performance that could make it applied in a variety of sectors
This paper is about the research on the experimental method of carbon nanotubes space environment effect with atomic oxygen and space debris as examples, in a bid to propose the experimental scheme of carbon nanotubes space environment effect

Summary

Introduction

Carbon nanotubes have been a focus for scientists around the world with great interest. The world attention to the carbon nanotubes is attributed to the abundant and novel physics contained in it, showcasing the important value for theoretical research, and to its unique structure and superior performance that could make it applied in a variety of sectors As a result, it will become a new area for growth for economic and social progress in the future. Considering the analysis above, any aerospace products before being put into use must be subject to the research on the effects of the space environment, in order to analyze how its performance evolves in the space environment and determine its applicability This process could ensure the spacecraft to run in a stable manner when it is on orbit. This paper is about the research on the experimental method of carbon nanotubes space environment effect with atomic oxygen and space debris as examples, in a bid to propose the experimental scheme of carbon nanotubes space environment effect

Experimental scheme of carbon nanotubes atomic oxygen

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