Synthesis and Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes Using Catalysts Prepared by The Supercritical Drying Method

Abstract

Abstract: The highly active Fe/Mo/Al2O3 catalyst with the large specific surface area was prepared by the supercritical drying method. The BET specific surface area of the as-prepared catalyst was increased from 294m2/g to 401m2/g. High quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were synthesized by catalytic decomposition of CH4/H2 at 1000℃ using the catalyst. SEM, TEM, HRTEM, TGA and Raman spectroscopy were used to characterize the SWNTs. The content of SWNTs in the product propared is over 30wt%, which is much higher than that by using the conventional drying method, i.e. 2wt%. The mean diameter of the as-prepared SWNTs is in 0.8-1.0nm and they are usually bundles.

Key words: supercritical drying method, single-walled carbon nanotubes, chemical vapor deposition, TEM

CLC Number:

O613
TQ426

LUO Jun-Hang,ZHANG Xiao-Bin,LI Yu,CHEN Ji-Peng,LIU Fu. Synthesis and Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes Using Catalysts Prepared by The Supercritical Drying Method[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials.

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