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The effect of arc parameters on the growth of carbon nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

J. M. Lauerhaas ,
J. Y. Dai ,
A. A. Setlur  and
R. P. H. Chang
J. M. Lauerhaas
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
J. Y. Dai
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
A. A. Setlur
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
R. P. H. Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Abstract

The influence of starting carbon material on the generation of carbon nanotubes is investigated. Comparisons are made between oriented graphite, randomly oriented graphite, carbon black, and a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as carbon sources in helium and hydrogen arcs. Transmission electron microscopy investigation of the redeposited rod formed on the cathode and the soot from the chamber walls provides evidence for the building blocks that lead to the nanostructures formed. It is postulated that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are precursors for carbon nanotube growth in a hydrogen arc. While, in the case of helium, low molecular weight carbon ions and molecules have been previously hypothesized by others to be the building blocks for nanotube growth.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , June 1997 , pp. 1536 - 1544
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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