Published November 21, 2000
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Journal article
Control of the outer diameter of thin carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons
Creators
- 1. Laboratoire de Resonance Magnetique Nucleaire, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur (Belgium)
- 2. EMAT, University of Antwerp (RUCA) Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp (Belgium)
- 3. St. Joseph's College, Residency Road, Bangalore 560-025 (India)
Description
Multi-wall carbon nanotubes were produced by catalytic decomposition of acetylene. Co-Mo, Co-V and Co-Fe mixtures supported either on zeolite or corundum alumina were used as catalysts. When Fe or V is added to Co, the amount of carbon deposit increases. The nanotubes were characterized by both low and high resolution TEM. From histograms representing the outer diameter distributions, it is made clear that the outer diameter of the nanotubes can be controlled, choosing the appropriate catalyst
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1342509;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 544
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 242-245
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 14. international winterschool/Euroconference on electronic properties of novel materials-molecular nanostructures
- Dates
- 4-11 Mar 2000
- Place
- Kirchberg, Tirol (Austria)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35067796
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACETYLENE; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CARBON; COBALT; CORUNDUM; DECOMPOSITION; IRON; MIXTURES; MOLYBDENUM; NANOTUBES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VANADIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKYNES; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORY METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.