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Double wall carbon nanotubes promoted by sulfur in a floating iron catalyst CVD system

  • Lijie Ci
  • , Zhilong Rao
  • , Zhenping Zhou
  • , Dongsheng Tang
  • , Xiaoqin Yan
  • , Yingxin Liang
  • , Dongfang Liu
  • , Huajun Yuan
  • , Weiya Zhou
  • , Gang Wang
  • , Wei Liu
  • , Sishen Xie*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of Physics

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Abstract

Double wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) were mass-produced by pyrolizing C2H2 at the temperature range of 900-1100 °C on a floating iron catalyst with sulfur promoted. Our experiments indicated that the growth of DWCNTs was strongly dependent on the sulfur addition, and without sulfur only single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were produced. The outer tube diameters of DWCNTs observed by high resolution electron microscopy (HRTEM) vary from 1.05 to 2.89 nm, and the inner tube diameters vary from 0.40 to 2.19 nm. The effect mechanism of sulfur to the growth of DWCNTs was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-67
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume359
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

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