Mechanism growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on carbon black
The growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on carbon black has been studied using a combustion oxygen/acetylene flame method. Different types of carbon black and reaction temperatures were evaluated for the growth of carbon nanotubes. The reaction was stopped after different short duration...
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Published in | Diamond and related materials Vol. 17; no. 7; pp. 1506 - 1512 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.07.2008
Elsevier |
Subjects | |
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Summary: | The growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on carbon black has been studied using a combustion oxygen/acetylene flame method. Different types of carbon black and reaction temperatures were evaluated for the growth of carbon nanotubes. The reaction was stopped after different short duration times of deposition in an attempt to observe the growth of carbon nanotubes. The samples were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and by Raman Spectroscopy. We have observed the transformation of the carbon black surface into graphitic sheets and the start formation of tubes from these graphitic sheets. The length of the tubes is increased but the diameter is decreased with increased deposition times. Carbon nanotubes with 10–20 nm of diameter and a length of about 50 µm are obtained after 1 min deposition. The growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on carbon black is a phenomenon that can not be fully explained by carbon nanotubes growth models currently known. Our results lead us to propose a mechanism for the solid-state transformation of the carbon black particles surface into nanotubes in the oxygen/acetylene flame. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0925-9635 1879-0062 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diamond.2008.01.001 |