Patent ID: 9634251
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B82Y,C01B,C09D,H01L,Y10S

Claim:
1. A nanotube solution for forming highly adhesive, low defect nanotube fabrics, comprising: a liquid medium; a purified dispersion of nanotubes in said liquid medium; and a selected concentration of molecular additive in the liquid medium, said molecular additive containing one or more group IV elements; a dispersion of molecular silica in said liquid medium; wherein said selected concentration of molecular additive is capable of promoting the formation of molecular silica within said nanotube solution while inhibiting the formation of colloidal silica particles; wherein said molecular silica is capable of providing an enhanced adhesion property within a nanotube fabric formed from said nanotube solution; and wherein said nanotube solution is substantially free of impurities, wherein the impurities consist of polymers and surfactants.