Self-assembling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on a porous carbon surface by catalyst-free chemical vapor deposition

Jarrn Horng Lin*, Ching Shiun Chen, Hui Ling Ma, Chia Wei Chang, Chen Yin Hsu, Hsiu Wei Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by catalyst-free chemical vapor deposition (CFCVD) is one of the most important challenges in nanotube science. Self-assembling multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) were produced on a porous carbon surface using carbon black (CB) as a substrate, at 800 °C by the decomposition of diluted ethylene. MWCNTs with an outer-diameter distribution of 20-80 nm, examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, could be self-assembled on pore structures of CB surface by CFCVD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1619-1623
Number of pages5
JournalCarbon
Volume46
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 2008

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