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Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Active Metals, Catalyst Supports, and Metal Loading Percentage
Joint Authors
Chai, Siang-Piao
Liu, Wei-Wen
Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
Hashim, U.
Aziz, Azizan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The effects of active metals, catalyst supports, and metal loading percentage on the formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were studied.
In particular, iron, cobalt, and nickel were investigated for SWNTs synthesis.
Iron was found to grow better-quality SWNTs compared to cobalt and nickel.
To study the effect of catalyst supports, magnesium oxide, silicon oxide, and aluminium oxide were chosen for iron.
Among the studied supports, MgO was identified to be a suitable support for iron as it produced SWNTs with better graphitisation determined by Raman analysis.
Increasing the iron loading decreased the quality of SWNTs due to extensive agglomeration of the iron particles.
Thus, lower metal loading percentage is preferred to grow better-quality SWNTs with uniform diameters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Wei-Wen& Aziz, Azizan& Chai, Siang-Piao& Mohamed, Abdul Rahman& Hashim, U.. 2013. Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Active Metals, Catalyst Supports, and Metal Loading Percentage. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Wei-Wen…[et al.]. Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Active Metals, Catalyst Supports, and Metal Loading Percentage. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Wei-Wen& Aziz, Azizan& Chai, Siang-Piao& Mohamed, Abdul Rahman& Hashim, U.. Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Active Metals, Catalyst Supports, and Metal Loading Percentage. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1031456
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1031456