Published June 10, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

An efficient method to produce single-walled carbon nanotubes by round-trip arc discharge

  • 1. Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China) and Micro System Center for Research and Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  • 2. Micro System Center for Research and Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  • 4. Department of Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  • 5. Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)

Description

By using a tungsten rod as cathode and exchanging the electrodes after each discharge, large amount of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were produced by an improved arc discharge method, in which the Y-Ni-C composite rod was used as anode. The raw SWCNTs were characterized by HRTEM and Raman spectroscopy and the results show that the SWCNTs produced in this way have the same structure as the others. Moreover, the efficiency of the anode was enhanced greatly (more than 90 wt.%) and about 10 g soot could be obtained after the discharge

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.matchemphys.2005.08.044;
PII
S0254-0584(05)00542-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Chemistry and Physics
Journal Volume
97
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 243-246
ISSN
0254-0584
CODEN
MCHPDR

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38078892
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ANODES; CARBON; CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; NANOTUBES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; METALS; MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; REFRACTORY METALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.