Empirical Correlation of the Morphology of Coiled Carbon Nanotubes with Their Response to Axial Compression

Table 2

Summary of CCNT structure from TEM imaging.

CCNT no.	Free length; (nm)	Coil dia.; (nm)	Nanotube width; (nm)	Wall thickness; (nm)	Inner radius; (nm)	Outer radius; (nm)	No. of; walls
1	1597	226	49.6	11.4	13.3	24.8	34
2	3247	58.7	32.3	7.9	8.3	16.1
3	5748	269	90.4	37.9	7.2	45.2	112
4		175	71.8	16.6	19.2	35.9
5	8324	142	55.3	25.4	2.2	27.6
6		576	83.9	31.7	10.2	42.0	93
7	4756	181	58.3	20.4	8.7	29.1	60
8	7542	415	67.5	17.2	16.5	33.7	51
9	11360	120	63.5	20.8	10.9	31.8
10		276	59.8	8.1	21.8	29.9	24
11	3142	228	61.7	15.8	15.0	30.9	47
12	5420	127	32.8	13.3	3.1	16.4	39
13	4370	217	52.6	21.6	4.7	26.2	63