# Functional carbon materials: effects and role of polymer-coating on carbon nanotubes

## TL;DR

This review discusses how polymer coatings on carbon nanotubes improve their performance in various applications like sensors and batteries.

## Contribution

The paper uniquely summarizes adsorption-driven polymer coating examples on carbon nanotubes and their application roles.

## Key findings

- Polymer coatings on CNTs enable defect-free interfacial control for multiple applications.
- Adsorption-driven polymer coatings are effective for sensor and thermoelectric applications.
- Coated CNTs show promise in biological and battery applications due to enhanced performance.

## Abstract

Polymercoated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) provide defectfree interfacial control for sensors, thermoelectric, electrochemical and bio devices. We review roles of coated polymers for applications of polymer-coated CNTs for sensors, thermoelectric, batteries and biological applications.

This review uniquely summarizes adsorption-driven polymer coating examples on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their roles in the various applications including sensors, thermoelectric conversion, batteries and biological applications.