Carbon’s most powerful form: the nanotube
Carbon is the most versatile element in existence. Its unique ability to form four covalent bonds enables a wide range of stable molecular structures.
As we engineer at the atomic level, we access properties’ extremities of the immensely versatile carbon molecule.
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a form of nano carbon—a material built from carbon atoms arranged in a cylindrical structure. CNTs inherit exceptional electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties that outperform almost any know conventional material. These properties, combined with versatility, make them the ideal building block for higher-performing and less energy-consuming products.
Why CNTs matter: answers for innovators
Carbon nanotubes as a platform for progress
As we engineer at the atomic level, we access properties’ extremities
At the nanoscale, carbon begins to behave in extraordinary ways — revealing properties that seem almost impossible. A single gram of CNTs has the surface area of an entire soccer field, and when aligned, could stretch from the Earth to the Moon and back. Though tens of thousands of times thinner than a human hair, they conduct electricity up to a thousand times better than copper and carry heat more efficiently than diamond — all while being nearly transparent.
Advanced CNTs are the building block of future electronics
Once used mainly to strengthen composite materials, today advanced CNTs have evolved into a core material for next-generation electronics — a prime example being CNT membranes used in EUV pellicles. As we shift from the Silicon Age to the Carbon Age, CNTs are opening pathways to redefining performance and efficiency limits of modern electronics. With CNT transistors on the horizon, a wave of new transformative applications lead us further into the next era.
Canatu masters advanced carbon nanotubes on an industrial scale
- Canatu CNTs are synthesized using Floating Catalyst Chemical Vapor Deposition (FC-CVD) reactors, yielding high purity, strong CNTs. Canatu’s advanced CNTs enable better performance in end applications compared to alternative materials.
- Canatu’s patented Dry Deposition™ process is the key to customizing and fine-tuning the characteristics while producing CNTs on an industrial scale since 2015 (automotive) and 2021 (semiconductor).
- Strong platform technology backed by two decades of innovation, 80 M€ investment, and extensive IPR protection with over 240 patents and 43 families of CNTs already developed.
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Canatu CNT is the ideal building block for high-performing and less energy-consuming products
Where nano carbon unlocks the next breakthroughs
Carbon Age themes are high-impact innovation areas which CNTs have the potential to transform, leading to novel CNT application and and new business opportunities.
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Markus Huuhtanen
Director of Carbon Age program and Business Development, Canatu
markus.huuhtanen@canatu.comWe partner with forerunners shaping the next tech era
