Preparation temperature effect on the synthesis of various carbon nanostructures

Mahanandia, Pitamber and Arya, Ved Prakash and Nanda, Karuna Kar and Bhotla, Prasad V and Subramanyam, Somanhali V (2009) Preparation temperature effect on the synthesis of various carbon nanostructures. In: Materials Science and Engineering B, 164 (3). pp. 140-150.

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Abstract

Various carbon nanostructures (CNs) have been prepared by a simple deposition technique based on the pyrolysis of a new carbon source material tetrahydrofuran (THF) mixed with ferrocene using quartz tube reactor in the temperature range 700-1100 degrees C. A detailed study of how the synthesis parameter such as growth temperature affects the morphology of the carbon nanostructures is presented. The obtained CNs are investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron dispersive scattering (EDS)thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), Raman and transmission electron microscope (TEM). It is observed that at 700 degrees C. normal CNTs are formed. Iron filled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and carbon nanoribbons (CNRs) are formed at 950 degrees C. Magnetic characterization of iron filled MWCNTs and CNRs studied at 300 K by superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) reveals that these nanostructures have an enhanced coercivity (Hc = 1049 Oe) higher than that of bulk Fe. The large shape anisotropy of MWCNTs, which act on the encapsulated material (Fe), is attributed for the contribution of the higher coercivity. Coiled carbon nanotubes (CCNTs) were obtained as main products in large quantities at temperature 1100 degrees C.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Materials Science and Engineering B
Publisher:	Elsevier science
Additional Information:	copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier science.
Keywords:	Carbon nanostructures;Synthesis;Characterization.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2010 10:54
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:53
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/25144

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