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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Maruyama, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Inoue, Osaka, JP;
HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method for uplifting a carbon nanotube structure including a fixture sheet and a carbon nanotube array, wherein in the carbon nanotube array, a plurality of carbon nanotubes removed from a growth substrate are aligned in a predetermined direction, and at least a portion of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is embedded in or bonded to the fixture sheet, the method including the steps of: preparing a carbon nanotube structure, in which at least a portion of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is fallen down so as to lie one above another relative to the fixture sheet, attaching an adhesive tape to the carbon nanotube array, and removing the adhesive tape from the carbon nanotube array to uplift the plurality of carbon nanotubes relative to the fixture sheet.