Manufacturing method of fabric with carbon nanotube fiber

Abstract

A manufacturing method of a fabric with carbon nanotube fibers is provided. The method includes the following steps. Carbon nanotubes are grown on a substrate. A drawing processing is performed on the carbon nanotubes to form carbon nanotube fibers. A spinning processing is performed on the carbon nanotube fibers to form carbon nanotube fiber yarns. A weaving process is performed on the carbon nanotube fiber yarns.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A manufacturing method of a fabric with carbon nanotube fibers, comprising:
 growing carbon nanotubes on a substrate;   performing a drawing process to draw the carbon nanotubes to form carbon nanotube fibers;   performing a spinning process to spin the carbon nanotube fibers to form carbon nanotube fiber yarns; and   performing a weaving process to weave the carbon nanotube fiber yarns.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 performing a nitrogen doping or a boron doping during the growth of the carbon nanotubes.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 forming a metal layer on the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes after forming the carbon nanotubes but before the drawing process.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein a method of forming the metal layer comprises an electroplating process. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 mixing the carbon nanotubes with natural fiber material after forming the carbon nanotubes but before the drawing process.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the natural fiber material comprises cotton, linen, wool, rabbit hair, silk, tencel or coffee. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the carbon nanotube fibers is between 5 nm and 100 nm. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the density of the carbon nanotube fibers is between 0.5 g/cm 3  and 1.8 g/cm 3 . 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the carbon nanotube fiber yarns are used as one of the warp yarns and the weft yarns, and the material of the weft yarns is different from the material of the warp yarns during the weaving process. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein one of the warp yarns and the weft yarns comprises carbon nanotube fibers, and the other of the warp yarns and the weft yarns comprises cotton fiber yarn, linen fiber yarn, wool fiber yarn, rabbit hair fiber yarn, silk fiber yarn, tencel fiber yarn, coffee fiber yarn, nylon fiber yarn, polyester fiber yarn, rayon fiber yarn, acrylic fiber yarn or polyurethane fiber yarn. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the diameter of the fiber constituting the other of the warp yarns and the weft yarns is between 10 nm and 10 6  nm. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the material of the weft yarns is the same as the material of the warp yarns.