|
|
« Éventuellement, les prix diminueront, la production augmentera et nous maîtriserons davantage les facteurs comme la taille et le diamètre des nanotubes, croit-il. Les échantillons de nanotubes continuant de s'améliorer, de plus en plus d'applications s'ajouteront, y compris celles reposant sur leurs propriétés optoélectroniques, qui intéressent particulièrement l'ISM-CNRC. »
|
|
|
This research was funded as part of an international project with the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Right now, the high-quality nanotubes needed for advanced applications are very expensive, but as knowledge of them improves, Dr. Finnie expects that situation to change. "Eventually the price will come down, the production capacity will come up, and our ability to control factors such as size and diameter will improve," he says. "As nanotube samples continue to improve, more and more applications will come online, including ones that rely on their optoelectronic properties, which are especially interesting to us at NRC-IMS."
|