Synthesis of carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition by using rareearth metals as catalysts

• Authors: Anna Jędrzejewska , Karolina Wnuk , Ryszard Kaleńczuk , Ewa Borowiak-Paleń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This work presents the results of the synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the CVD method. Fe: MgO catalyst was used, also in combination with rare earth elements (gadolinium (Gd), dysprosium (Dy)), which when used alone, are not efficient as catalysts in nanotube growth. Synthesis was performed both at reduced pressure (10-3 mbar) and atmospheric pressure, with constant parameters dependent on the process parameters.

Keywords

EN

carbon nanotubes; chemical vapor deposition CVD; Raman spectroscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 29-32

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

27 - 9 - 2010

Contributors

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Anna Jędrzejewska

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

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Karolina Wnuk

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

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Ryszard Kaleńczuk

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

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Ewa Borowiak-Paleń

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-010-0029-7