A new method of preparing single-walled carbon nanotubes

Vivekchang, SRC and Govindaraj, A (2003) A new method of preparing single-walled carbon nanotubes. In: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Chemical Sciences, 115 (5-6). pp. 509-518.

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Abstract

A novel method of purification for single-walled carbon nanotubes, prepared by an arc-discharge method, is described. The method involves a combination of acid washing followed by high temperature hydrogen treatment to remove the metal nanoparticles and amorphous carbon present in the as-synthesized single-walled carbon nanotubes. The purified single-walled carbon nanotubes have been characterised by low-angle X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, thermo-gravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Chemical Sciences
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Keywords:	Nanotubes;synthesis;purification.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2011 10:37
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2011 10:37
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/39719

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