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The effect of hydrogen on the formation of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

X.K. Wang ,
X.W. Lin ,
M. Mesleh ,
M.F. Jarrold ,
V.P. Dravid ,
J.B. Ketterson  and
R.P.H. Chang
X.K. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois 60208
X.W. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois 60208
M. Mesleh*
Affiliation:
Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
M.F. Jarrold
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
V.P. Dravid
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
J.B. Ketterson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
R.P.H. Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
*
a)NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate participant.
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Abstract

A novel method to synthesize “clean” carbon nanotubes with relatively high yield in a hydrogen arc discharge has been developed. The quality and yield of the tubes depend sensitively on the gas pressure in the arc discharge. Sharp, open-ended nanotubes with clear lattice fringes at the edges and empty interiors have been observed. The existence of these frozen-open-ended tubes as part of nanotube-bundles provides evidence for an open-ended growth model for nanotubes. Using time of flight mass spectrometry, it was found that fullerenes, such as C60 and C70, are almost absent from the soot collected in the hydrogen arc discharge. The effect of hydrogen on the formation of fullerenes, both in the laboratory and in space, will be discussed.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 10 , Issue 8 , August 1995 , pp. 1977 - 1983
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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