Novel catalysts, room temperature, and the importance of oxygen for the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes
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Rummeli, MH, Borowiak-Palen, E, Gemming, T, Pichler, T, Knupfer, M, Kalbac, M, Dunsch, L, Jost, O, Silva, SRP, Pompe, W and Buchner, B (2005) Novel catalysts, room temperature, and the importance of oxygen for the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes NANO LETTERS, 5 (7). 1209 - 1215. ISSN 1530-6984
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Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl050692v
Abstract
In this letter, we show for the first time the use of metal oxides as catalysts in the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using laser ablation. Further, SWCNTs have been synthesized at low temperature (down to room temperature), where their nucleation cannot be explained via fullerene nucleation. The data point to a nucleation mechanism previously not identified, that places a stable oxidized ring as the root cause for the growth of SWCNTs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Technology, Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, Chemistry, Physical, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Physics, Applied, Physics, Condensed Matter, Chemistry, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Materials Science, Physics, LASER VAPORIZATION, DIAMETER, GROWTH, NANOPARTICLES, PARTICLES, MECHANISM, FULLERENE, ABLATION |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Electronic Engineering > Advanced Technology Institute > Nano-Electronics Centre |
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| ID Code: | 2651 |
| Deposited By: | Melanie Hughes |
| Deposited On: | 19 Nov 2010 11:50 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2013 14:40 |
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