Nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes in catalytic chemical vapor deposition

2007 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 044303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav A. Moshkalev ◽  
Carla Verissimo
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition

The Effect of Catalyst on Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Synthesized by Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Technique

2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.Y. Lim ◽  
M.M. Norani
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Dry Etching ◽  
Wet Etching ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Catalyst Pretreatment ◽  
Diameter Range

Catalyst plays a crucial role in determining the characteristics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) produced by using thermal catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CVD). It is essential to investigate how the catalyst preparation affects the characteristics of CNTs because certain application demands specific size for optimum performance. This study reports the effect of the types of catalyst and the duration of the catalyst pre-treatment (wet etching time, dry etching time and ball milling) on the diameter of CNTs. The synthesized CNTs samples were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Wet etching (2M hydrofluoric acid) time was varied from 1 to 2.5 hrs and the diameter range was found to be in the range of 23 to 52 nm. The diameter range for CNTs produced for 3 hrs and 5 hrs of dry etching treatment (with ammonia gas) are 38 to 51 nm and 23 to 48 nm, respectively. The diameter size of CNTs produced using Ni (14 to 25 nm) was found to be smaller than Fe (38 to 51 nm). There is a significant decrease in the diameter of CNTs by prolonging the wet etching period. Shorter and curly shaped CNTs can also be obtained by using Ni as the catalyst. Keywords: chemical vapor deposition, carbon nanotubes, catalyst pretreatment

Ti3C2MXenes modified with in situ grown carbon nanotubes for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 4068-4074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinliang Li ◽  
Xiaowei Yin ◽  
Meikang Han ◽  
Changqing Song ◽  
Hailong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electromagnetic Wave ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Electromagnetic Wave Absorption ◽  
Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Wave Absorption

Ti3C2TxMXenes modified within situgrown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are fabricatedviaa simple catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process.

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