Abstract: A carbon nanotube-elastomer composite material according to the present invention contains carbon nanotubes and an elastomer, which contains the carbon nanotubes in a range of 0.1 part by weight to 20 parts by weight relative to the total weight of the carbon nanotubes and the elastomer, and in which the elastomer has a thermal decomposition temperature of 150° C. or more, and supposing that the resulting storage modulus is E?(t) when the carbon nanotube-elastomer composite material is maintained at 150° C. for t hours, a ratio E? (24)/E?(0) between a storage modulus E? (0) at the time of t=0 hour and a storage modulus E?(24) at the time of t=24 hours is set in a range from 0.5 or more to 1.5 or less in the resulting carbon nanotube-elastomer composite material.

Abstract: Provided are a carbon fiber composite material and a producing method thereof comprising an adhesive layer having excellent conductivity and high peeling strength. A carbon fiber composite material according to the present application includes a first carbon fiber dispersion layer having carbon fibers dispersed in a thermosetting resin, a carbon nanotube dispersion layer having carbon nanotubes dispersed in a thermosetting resin, and a second carbon fiber dispersion layer having carbon fibers dispersed in a thermosetting resin, wherein the carbon nanotube dispersion layer is arranged between the first carbon fiber dispersion layer and the second carbon fiber dispersion layer, and the carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube dispersion layer are arranged in close contact with the carbon fibers of the first carbon fiber dispersion layer and the carbon fibers of the second carbon fiber dispersion layer.

Abstract: The present invention is a carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape. The carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape includes a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, wherein a carbon nanotube of the first surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than ?0.1 and smaller than 0.2, a carbon nanotube of the second surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than ?0.1 and smaller than 0.2, and a carbon nanotube of the side surface has degree of orientation in which a Herman orientation coefficient is 0.2 or more and 0.99 or less, and the first surface and second surface are mutually arranged in parallel and the side surface is perpendicular with respect to the first surface and second surface.

Abstract: Provide is a carbon nanotube composite material and conductive material to solve the problems of the prior art described above by providing a high conductivity and showing excellent durability against repeated stress such as strain. A carbon nanotube composite material of the invention is a conductive material having carbon nanotubes dispersed in a matrix including observing a peak in each region of 110±10 cm?1, 190±10 cm?1 and 200 cm?1 or more in a Raman spectroscopic analysis at a wavelength of 633 nm, and a ratio R/R0 of an electrical resistance R after a load of repeated stress of 100 times at 10% elongation with respect to an electrical resistance R0 prior to applying a load is 5 or more. In addition, a conductive material of the invention comprises these characteristics of the carbon nanotube composite material.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube-elastomer composite material according to the present invention is produced by dispersing a carbon nanotube in an elastomer, including a carbon nanotube having a diameter of 20 nm or less, the number of layers of 10 or less, the carbon nanotube being contained in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight inclusive relative to the total weight of the carbon nanotube and the elastomer, and a continuous network having a Va/V0 value of 0.5 or more is formed in the elastomer wherein V0 represents the initial volume of the composite material and Va represents the volume of the structure formed from the remaining carbon nanotubes when the composite material is maintained at a temperature of 400° C. or higher for 6 hours while introducing nitrogen, the elastomer is thermally decomposed and the remaining carbon nanotubes form a structure.

Abstract: Provided is a display unit that includes: a display panel having a pair of substrates that are bonded to each other in a seal region along an outer edge of the display panel; a transparent plate facing the display panel; an optical film provided on a surface of the display panel which faces the transparent plate, and having an outer edge positioned over the seal region; and a resin layer sandwiched between the optical film and the transparent plate.

Abstract: The present invention is a carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape. The carbon nanotube aggregate having a three-dimensional shape includes a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, wherein a carbon nanotube of the first surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than ?0.1 and smaller than 0.2, a carbon nanotube of the second surface has a Herman orientation coefficient greater than ?0.1 and smaller than 0.2, and a carbon nanotube of the side surface has degree of orientation in which a Herman orientation coefficient is 0.2 or more and 0.99 or less, and the first surface and second surface are mutually arranged in parallel and the side surface is perpendicular with respect to the first surface and second surface.

Abstract: A CNT composite material includes a CNT group and carbon fibers dispersed in a matrix, the CNT composite material includes 0.01 wt % or more and 30 wt % or less of CNT aggregate. The CNT group includes a three dimensional network structure with a size of 10 ?m or more and has a maximum distribution range of a differential pore volume of 0.01 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less in a range of 4 nm or more and 1000 ?m or less of a pore diameter. The carbon fibers have a maximum distribution range of a differential pore volume of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less in a range of 4 nm or more and 1000 ?m or less of a pore diameter. A total specific surface area of the CNT aggregate and the carbon fibers is 10 m2/g or more and 500 m2/g or less.

Abstract: Provided is a production apparatus (100) for continuously producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a substrate supporting a catalyst while continuously transferring the substrate. The production apparatus (100) includes gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) for preventing gas present outside a growth furnace (3a) from flowing into the growth furnace (3a). The gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) includes a seal gas ejection section (12b, 13b) so that the seal gas does not flow into the growth furnace through the openings of the growth furnace. The production apparatus prevents the outside air from flowing into the production apparatus, uniformly controls, within a range suitable to production of CNTs, a concentration distribution(s) and a flow rate distribution(s) of a raw material gas and/or a catalyst activation material on the substrate, and does not disturb gas flow as much as possible in the growth furnace.

Abstract: A CNT composite material includes a CNT group and carbon fibers dispersed in a matrix, the CNT composite material includes 0.01 wt % or more and 30 wt % or less of CNT aggregate. The CNT group includes a three dimensional network structure with a size of 10 ?m or more and has a maximum distribution range of a differential pore volume of 0.01 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less in a range of 4 nm or more and 1000 ?m or less of a pore diameter. The carbon fibers have a maximum distribution range of a differential pore volume of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less in a range of 4 nm or more and 1000 ?m or less of a pore diameter. A total specific surface area of the CNT aggregate and the carbon fibers is 10 m2/g or more and 500 m2/g or less.

Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates is an apparatus for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates, the apparatus being configured to grow the aligned carbon nanotube aggregate by: causing a catalyst formed on a surface of a substrate to be surrounded by a reducing gas environment constituted by a reducing gas; heating at least either the catalyst or the reducing gas; causing the catalyst to be surrounded by a raw material gas environment constituted by a raw material gas; and heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas, at least either an apparatus component exposed to the reducing gas or an apparatus component exposed to the raw material gas being made from a heat-resistant alloy, and having a surface plated with molten aluminum.

Abstract: Provided is a display unit that includes: a display panel having a pair of substrates that are bonded to each other in a seal region along an outer edge of the display panel; a transparent plate facing the display panel; an optical film provided on a surface of the display panel which faces the transparent plate, and having an outer edge positioned over the seal region; and a resin layer sandwiched between the optical film and the transparent plate.

Abstract: Provided is a display unit that includes: a display panel having a pair of substrates that are bonded to each other in a seal region along an outer edge of the display panel; a transparent plate facing the display panel; an optical film provided on a surface of the display panel which faces the transparent plate, and having an outer edge positioned over the seal region; and a resin layer sandwiched between the optical film and the transparent plate.

Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates is an apparatus for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates, the apparatus being configured to grow the aligned carbon nanotube aggregate by: causing a catalyst formed on a surface of a substrate to be surrounded by a reducing gas environment constituted by a reducing gas; heating at least either the catalyst or the reducing gas; causing the catalyst to be surrounded by a raw material gas environment constituted by a raw material gas; and heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas, at least either an apparatus component exposed to the reducing gas or an apparatus component exposed to the raw material gas being made from a heat-resistant alloy, and having a surface plated with molten aluminum.

Abstract: Provided are: an elastomer structure containing carbon nanotubes; and a method for producing the elastomer structure. In a CNT elastomer having a mesh shaped carbon nanotube aggregate on a surface layer thereof, the mesh shaped carbon nanotube aggregate can impart a shape-retaining property to the elastomer. Therefore, the elastomer can be molded along the shape of a mold, and it becomes possible to mold a carbon nanotube elastomer having a fine dimension. The elastomer structure containing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention is provided with mesh shaped carbon nanotube aggregate which are embedded in a surface layer of the elastomer structure containing carbon nanotubes and are not protruded from the surface of the elastomer structure containing carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A CNT metal composite material is provided depositing a metal into a plurality of CNTs is provided including 3% by weight or more and 70% by weight or less of the CNTs, a region is arranged with the metal uniformly distributed in a scanning electron microscope image magnified ten thousand times and the length of the region is at least 1 ?m, a signal of the metal and a signal of carbon are not localized in a specific area in a two-dimensional elemental analysis image magnified ten thousand times, and a length of a region uniformly distributing the signal of the metal and the signal of carbon uniformly distributed is at least 1 ?m, an allowable current density is at 6×106 A/cm2 or more, and volume resistivity is 1×10?6 ?·cm or more and 5×10?3 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a production apparatus (100) for continuously producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a substrate supporting a catalyst while continuously transferring the substrate. The production apparatus (100) includes gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) for preventing gas present outside a growth furnace (3a) from flowing into the growth furnace (3a). The gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) includes a seal gas ejection section (12b, 13b) so that the seal gas does not flow into the growth furnace through the openings of the growth furnace. The production apparatus prevents the outside air from flowing into the production apparatus, uniformly controls, within a range suitable to production of CNTs, a concentration distribution(s) and a flow rate distribution(s) of a raw material gas and/or a catalyst activation material on the substrate, and does not disturb gas flow as much as possible in the growth furnace.

Abstract: Provided is a production apparatus (100) for continuously producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a substrate supporting a catalyst while continuously transferring the substrate. The production apparatus (100) includes gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) for preventing gas present outside a growth furnace (3a) from flowing into the growth furnace (3a). The gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) includes a seal gas ejection section (12b, 13b) so that the seal gas does not flow into the growth furnace through the openings of the growth furnace. The production apparatus prevents the outside air from flowing into the production apparatus, uniformly controls, within a range suitable to production of CNTs, a concentration distribution(s) and a flow rate distribution(s) of a raw material gas and/or a catalyst activation material on the substrate, and does not disturb gas flow as much as possible in the growth furnace.

Abstract: A method of producing a carbon nanotube film structure having a substrate and a carbon nanotube layer, comprises a placing step of placing a carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes aligned in one direction within a film plane on the substrate; and a densifying step of applying a densifying treatment to the carbon nanotube film thereby forming the carbon nanotube layer having the weight density of the carbon nanotube to 0.1 g/cm3 or more. Thus, a problem of island-like shrinkage caused while a highly densified CNT layer is being manufactured is solved, and a high-quality CNT film structure wherein the aligned CNT layer having a high density and uniform thickness is deposited on the substrate.

Abstract: A substrate of the present invention for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a surface thereof is a substrate for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a surface thereof, the substrate for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates including: a metal base substrate; and carburizing prevention layers formed on both front and back surfaces of the metal base substrate, respectively.