Very long carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes can now be produced in large quantities by either arc methods, or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons,. Here we report that pyrolysis of acetylene over iron/silica substrates is an effective method with which to produce very long, multiwalled carbon nanotubes that reach about 2 mm...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 394; no. 6694; pp. 631 - 632
Main Authors Pan, Z. W, Xie, S. S, Chang, B. H, Wang, C. Y, Lu, L, Liu, W, Zhou, W. Y, Li, W. Z, Qian, L. X
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 13.08.1998
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Arrays
Carbon
Electron microscopes
Nanoparticles
Temperature
Beijing China
China
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Summary:Carbon nanotubes can now be produced in large quantities by either arc methods, or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons,. Here we report that pyrolysis of acetylene over iron/silica substrates is an effective method with which to produce very long, multiwalled carbon nanotubes that reach about 2 mm in length, which is an order of magnitude longer than that described in most previous reports,.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/29206