Systematic Studies on Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis from Aliphatic Alcohols by the CVD Floating Catalyst Method

作者：Bystrzejewski M^*; Huczko A; Byszewski P; Domanska M; Ruemmeli M H; Gemming T; Lange H

来源：Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures, 2009, 17(3): 298-307.

DOI：10.1080/15363830902779577

• Carbon nanotubes
• Catalytic processes
• Chemical vapor deposition
• Gas phase reaction

Systematic studies on carbon nanotubes synthesis from aliphatic alcohols by a floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition (CVD) route are presented. Solutions of eight aliphatic alcohols (from methanol to decanol) saturated with ferrocene (as the catalyst source) were pyrolysed in a tubular furnace under flowing argon at temperature of 850C. Single-walled carbon nanotubes were obtained from alcohols containing one to six carbon atoms, while carbon feedstocks with longer carbon chains yielded primarily multi-walled carbon nanotubes and carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles. It was found that the pyrolysis of alcohols containing four to five carbon atoms results in the highest purity of single-walled nanotubes. The length of carbon chain in alcohol molecules also influenced the product crystallinity. The optimum length of the carbon chain was derived from additional thermodynamic calculations.

• 出版日期2009