Patent ID: 7662467

Claim:
A carbon nanotube composite comprising: a matrix defined by a length, a width and a thickness, and having a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite to the first planar surface, the first planar surface and the second planar surface being defined by the width and the length of the matrix; and a plurality of carbon nanotubes embedded in the matrix, at least one portion of the carbon nanotubes being aligned in a consistent orientation, the at least one portion of the carbon nanotubes further being parallel to at least the first planar surface; wherein the carbon nanotubes are distributed in a plurality of parallel rows along a length direction of the carbon nanotube composite and in a plurality of columns along a width direction of the carbon nanotube composite, each of the carbon nanotubes contacts another carbon nanotube distributed in the same row and in two adjacent columns.