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Effects of Al2O3 Type on Activity of Al2O3-Supported Rh Catalysts in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Growth by CVD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2017

Hoshimitsu Kiribayashi ,
Takayuki Fujii ,
Takahiro Saida ,
Shigeya Naritsuka  and
Takahiro Maruyama
Hoshimitsu Kiribayashi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
Takayuki Fujii
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
Takahiro Saida
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
Shigeya Naritsuka
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
Takahiro Maruyama*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
*
*(Email: takamaru@meijo-u.ac.jp)
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Abstract

We carried out single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) growth using a Rh catalyst on Al2O3 buffer layers that were prepared by three different methods based on electron beam (EB) evaporation: native oxidation of Al layer deposited by EB ([EB(Al)+NO]-Al2O3 layer); thermal oxidation of Al layer deposited by EB ([EB(Al)+TO]-Al2O3 layer); EB deposition of Al2O3 layer ([EB(Al2O3)]-Al2O3 layer). SWCNT yield was the largest for the [EB(Al2O3)]-Al2O3 layer, while SWCNTs were not grown on the [EB(Al)+NO]- Al2O3 layer. Transmission electron spectroscopy showed that most of Rh particle sizes were distributed between 1.0 and 2.6 nm on the [EB(Al)+NO]- Al2O3 and [EB(Al2O3)]- Al2O3 layers, while they were distributed between 1.8 and 4.2 nm on the [EB(Al)+TO]- Al2O3 layer. This result indicates that surface migration of Rh catalysts was suppressed on the [EB(Al2O3)]- Al2O3 layer, resulting in the largest SWCNT yield. On the other hand, enlargement of Rh catalyst particles occurred on the [EB(Al)+TO]- Al2O3 layer, leading to the reduction of SWCNT yield. Taking into account our previous study, inward diffusion of Rh catalysts into the Al2O3 buffer layer inhibited SWCNT growth on the [EB(Al)+NO]- Al2O3 layer, although enlargement of Rh particle size was suppressed. We also carried out ultra-violet photoemission measurements for Rh catalysts on the [EB(Al)+TO]- Al2O3 and [EB(Al2O3)]- Al2O3 layers and investigated the electronic states of Rh catalysts on them.

Keywords

chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (deposition)catalyticnanostructure
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MRS Advances , Volume 2 , Issue 2: Nanomaterials , 2017 , pp. 89 - 95
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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