Volume 2007, Issue 1 084540

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Catalyst Composition and Content Effects on the Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Discharge

Tingkai Zhao,

Tingkai Zhao

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Qinghu Tang,

Qinghu Tang

School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Yongning Liu,

Yongning Liu

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Changchun Zhu,

Changchun Zhu

School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Xiang Zhao,

Xiang Zhao

School of Science, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Tingkai Zhao,

Tingkai Zhao

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Qinghu Tang,

Qinghu Tang

School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Yongning Liu,

Yongning Liu

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Changchun Zhu,

Changchun Zhu

School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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Xiang Zhao,

Xiang Zhao

School of Science, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China xjtu.edu.cn

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First published: 20 March 2007

https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/84540

Citations: 3

Academic Editor: Rakesh K. Joshi

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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were prepared by a modified arc discharging furnace using Fe-Ni-Mg powders as catalyst at 600^∘C. The effects of catalyst composition and content on the production rate and purity of SWCNTs are investigated in this paper. When the Fe-Ni-Mg catalyst composition is 2: 1: 2 wt% and the catalyst content is 5 wt%, the experimental results indicate that the production of SWCNTs is 12 grams per hour, and the purity and diameter of SWCNTs are 70% and 1.22 ∼1.38 nm, respectively. The results indicate that the cooperative function of catalyst composition and content plays an important role in the production of SWCNTs. The aim of this work is to control the production process of SWCNTs efficiently.

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