Bundles of aligned carbon nanotubes obtained by the pyrolysis of ferrocene hydrocarbon mixtures: role of the metal nanoparticles produced in situ

Satishkumar, BC and Govindaraj, A and Rao, CNR (1999) Bundles of aligned carbon nanotubes obtained by the pyrolysis of ferrocene hydrocarbon mixtures: role of the metal nanoparticles produced in situ. In: Chemical Physics Letters, 307 (3-4). pp. 158-162.

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Abstract

Aligned nanotube bundles have been produced by the pyrolysis of ferrocene along with methane, acetylene or butane. Ferrocene-acetylene mixtures are found to be ideal for the production of compact aligned nanotube bundles. The: nanotube bundles are associated with iron nanoparticles of diameters in the range 2-13 nm. These nanoparticles are ferromagnetic, showing low saturation magnetization compared to bulk iron. The ferromagnetism of the transition metal nanoparticles is likely to be responsible for the alignment of the nanotubes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Chemical Physics Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science BV
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science BV.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2009 05:22
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:59
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/18048

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