Synthesis of Boron-Doped Carbon Nanotubes With DC Electric Arc Discharge

Boron-doped carbon nanotubes (B-doped NTs) are predicted to behave as semiconductors over a large range of diameters and chiralities and might thus constitute a suitable class of materials for nanoelectronics technology; they could be used, for example, to enhance properties of supercapacitors as ca...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2018-08, Vol.46 (8), p.3139-3144
Main Authors: Vilchis-Gutierrez, Paola Guillermina, Pacheco, Marquidia, Pacheco, Joel, Valdivia-Barrientos, Ricardo, Barrera-Diaz, Carlos E., Balderas-Hernandez, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arc discharges
Boron
Carbon
Carbon nanotubes
Catalysts
Chemical synthesis
Doping
Electric arcs
Electrodes
Electronics industry
Emission analysis
Emission spectroscopy
Erosion
Microscopy
Nanoelectronics
Nanotechnology
Nanotubes
Nickel
Ocean temperature
Optical emission spectroscopy
Optical properties
Physical properties
Plasma temperature
Raman spectroscopy
Scanning electron microscopy
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Transmission electron microscopy
Yttrium
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Summary:Boron-doped carbon nanotubes (B-doped NTs) are predicted to behave as semiconductors over a large range of diameters and chiralities and might thus constitute a suitable class of materials for nanoelectronics technology; they could be used, for example, to enhance properties of supercapacitors as capacitance and time of charge/discharge. In this paper, we propose an electric arc to synthesize B-doped NTs, based on the erosion of graphite electrodes with nickel and yttrium as catalysts and boron as the doping element. This technique allows obtaining carbon nanotubes (NTs) doped with around 8% of boron, in a short amount of time (2 min) and under relatively low applied power (2 kW). B-doped NTs were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Physical properties of the plasma were also studied using optical emission spectroscopy. Temperatures of around 5000 K were obtained suggesting a high concentration of C 2 molecules and then, the ideal conditions to synthesize NTs.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2018.2850221