Single-walled carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic chemical vapor deposition of acetylene over Fe–Mo/MgO catalyst

2004 ◽  
Vol 383 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.C. Liu ◽  
S.C. Lyu ◽  
S.I. Jung ◽  
H.K. Kang ◽  
C.-W. Yang ◽  
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2004 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Emrah Unalan ◽  
Manish Chhowalla

ABSTRACTSingle-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were synthesized both in powder form and on substrates using alcohol catalytic chemical vapor deposition method (ACCVD). A detailed parametric study was conducted. As-grown SWNTs were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. Nucleation and growth of SWNTs occurred within seconds after introduction of the alcohol vapor. The results show that high quality SWNTs with a narrow diameter distribution without amorphous carbon can be grown using Co acetate catalyst doped with Fe acetate above 750°C. Defective nanotubes were observed at low (450°C) and high (950°C) temperatures with the optimum temperature being 850°C. In brief, our work has taken a step towards optimizing SWNTs growth conditions using ACCVD.


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