Raman Spectroscopic Study of Carbon Nanotubes Prepared Using FeZnO-Palm Olein-Chemical Vapour Deposition

Abstract EN

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized using Fe/ZnO catalyst by a dual-furnace thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method at 800–1000°C using nitrogen gas with a constant flow rate of 150 sccm/min as a gas carrier.

Palm olein (PO), ferrocene in the presence of 0.05 M zinc nitrate, and a p-type silicon wafer were used as carbon source, catalyst precursor, and sample target, respectively.

D, G, and G′ bands were observed at 1336–1364, 1559–1680, and 2667–2682 cm-1, respectively.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with the highest degree of crystallinity were obtained at around 8000°C, and the smallest diameter of about 2 nm was deposited on the silicon substrate at 1000°C.