On the mechanism of carbon nanotube formation: the role of the catalyst
Ayre, G.N., Uchino, T., Mazumder, B., Hector, A.L., Hutchison, J.L., Smith, D.C., Ashburn, P. and de Groot, C.H. (2011) On the mechanism of carbon nanotube formation: the role of the catalyst. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 23, (39), 394201. (doi:10.1088/0953-8984/23/39/394201) (PMID:21921315)
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This work examines the recent developments in non-traditional catalyst-assisted chemical vapour deposition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a view to determining the essential role of the catalyst in nanotube growth. A brief overview of the techniques reliant on the structural reorganization of carbon to form CNTs is provided. Additionally, CNT synthesis methods based upon ceramic, noble metal, and semiconducting nanoparticle catalysts are presented. Experimental evidence is provided for CNT growth using noble metal and semiconducting nanoparticle catalysts. A model for CNT growth consistent with the experimental results is proposed, in which the structural reorganization of carbon to form CNTs is paramount.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0953-8984 (print) 1361-648 (electronic) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences > Chemistry Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences > Chemistry > Electrochemistry Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > NANO Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Physics and Astronomy Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Physics and Astronomy > Quantum, Light & Matter |
| ePrint ID: | 197677 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/197677 |
| Deposited On: | 27 Sep 2011 10:01 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2011 04:02 |
| Further Information: | Google Scholar |
| ISI Citation Count: | 0 |
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