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Method for producing a catalyst support and compositions thereof
Richard E. Smalley,Daniel T. Colbert,Hongjie Dai,Jie Liu,Andrew G. Rinzler,Jason H. Hafner,Kenneth A. Smith,Ting Guo,Pavel Nikolaev,Andreas Thess +9 more
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In this paper, a method for producing single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) catalyst supports and compositions thereof is described, and a transition metal catalyst is added to the SWNT.Abstract:
This invention relates generally to a method for producing single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) catalyst supports and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, SWNTs or SWNT structures can be employed as the support material. A transition metal catalyst is added to the SWNT. In a preferred embodiment, the catalyst metal cluster is deposited on the open nanotube end by a docking process that insures optimum location for the subsequent growth reaction. The metal atoms may be subjected to reductive conditions.read more
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Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
Andreas Thess,R. S. Lee,Pavel Nikolaev,Hongjie Dai,Pierre Petit,J. Robert,Chunhui Xu,Young Hee Lee,Seong-Gon Kim,Andrew G. Rinzler,Daniel T. Colbert,Gustavo E. Scuseria,David Tománek,John E. Fischer,Richard E. Smalley +14 more
TL;DR: X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy showed that fullerene single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) are nearly uniform in diameter and that they self-organize into “ropes,” which consist of 100 to 500 SWNTs in a two-dimensional triangular lattice with a lattice constant of 17 angstroms.
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Science of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed overview of the properties of Fullerenes and their properties in surface science applications, such as scanning tunnel microscopy, growth and fragmentation studies, and chemical synthesis.
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Nanotubes as nanoprobes in scanning probe microscopy
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that carbon nanotubes might constitute well defined tips for scanning probe microscopy, and they were attached to the silicon cantilevers of conventional atomic force microscopes.
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Large-Scale Synthesis of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
TL;DR: Large-scale synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes was achieved by using a method based on chemical vapor deposition catalyzed by iron nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous silica to form an aligned array of isolated tubes with spacings between the tubes.
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Catalytic growth of single-walled manotubes by laser vaporization
TL;DR: In this paper, a model for carbon nanotubes growth was presented for both the present case and the arc in which the metal particle size is limited due to the concurrent carbon condensation.