Carbon Nanotubes

CVD synthesis of highly graphitized single-walled carbon nanotubes

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with highly graphitized structure are synthesized by thermal chemical vapour deposition using an improved nitrogen-pretreated Fe-Mo/MgO catalyst. We study the effects of nitrogen pretreatment of Fe-Mo/MgO on the structure and properties of SWNTs. The nitrogen pretreatment of the catalyst promotes the growth of SWNTs. It also enhances the structural features and thermal properties of SWNTs.

Refereces

  • G. Patil, C. Sarode, R. Patil, S. Gokhale, Chem. Lett. 41, 2012, 871