ABSTRACT
Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) are a type of nanocarbon material that consists of fibers of nanometer-sized diameters with a coiled structure. This chapter introduces Synthesis methods for the preparation of CNCs and CNC composites, their resulting properties, and potential applications. CNCs have found potential applications in various fields owing to their interesting properties related to their unique morphology with carbon-based characteristics. There are various expected applications of CNCs in many research fields. Two structural types are involved in applications: isolated CNCs and bulk CNCs. Resin-composite-filling CNCs are attractive materials that by exploiting their structural characteristics expand the application of CNCs. The chapter describes typical fabrication methods and basic properties of CNC composites. Solution kneading is the usual method of fabrication of CNC–resin composites. To optimize the synthetic procedure of CNCs, most studies to date have reported the use of composite catalysts consisting of several elements.
