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Refractory-Metal Diffusion Inhibitors Slow Erosion of Catalytic Metal Particles in the growth of Carbon Nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2019

Michael J. Bronikowski  and
Melissa King
Michael J. Bronikowski*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics; University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606
Melissa King
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics; University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606
*
*(Email: mbronikowski@ut.edu)
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Abstract

Catalytic growth of substantial amounts of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) to lengths greater than 1 – 2 cm is currently limited by several factors, including especially the deactivation of the catalyst particles due to erosion of catalyst atoms from the catalyst particles at elevated CNT growth temperatures. Inclusion of refractory metals in the CNT growth catalyst has recently been proposed as a method to prevent this catalytic particle erosion and deactivation, allowing the CNT to grow for greater times and reach substantially greater lengths. Here are presented results of recent investigations into this method. The system investigated employs Molybdenum as the erosion inhibitor and Iron as the CNT growth catalyst. Results show that inclusion of Mo leads to substantially longer catalyst particle lifetimes.

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nanostructurenanoscalecatalyticchemical vapor deposition (CVD) (chemical reaction)C
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MRS Advances , Volume 4 , Issue 3-4: Nanomaterials , 2019 , pp. 197 - 204
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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