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Solid-state synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2012

S. P. Doherty
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
D. B. Buchholz
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
B-J. Li
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, 195–5 Chung Hsing Road, Section 4 Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan
R. P. H. Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Abstract

A modified high-temperature arc furnace was used to produce carbon nanotubes from carbon black by a solid-state transformation without a catalyst. The layer of carbon nanotubes thus formed was nearly pure with only a minor amount of carbon black particles. The properties of these nanotubes were found to be very similar to those produced by the conventional arc synthesis. Based on this process, a mechanism for the growth of these nanotubes is proposed. In addition, field-emission properties of these nanotubes were comparable to the properties of arc-grown carbon nanotubes.

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