Fast Production Method of Fe-Filled Carbon Nanotubes

Highly efficient one-step microwave technique (MW) was applied to obtain long and aligned carbon nanotubes with or without Fe filling. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were produced by microwave-irradiation heating ferrocene Fe(C 5 H 5 ) 2 as a precursor in vacuum. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmi...

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Published in:Mechanics of advanced materials and structures 2009-01, Vol.16 (1), p.63-68
Main Authors: Kharissova, O. V., Castañón, M. Garza, Hernández Pinero, J. L., Méndez, U. Ortiz, Kharisov, B. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
atomic force microscopy
carbon nanotubes
Fe-particle
Hamada indexes
microwave irradiation
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Summary:Highly efficient one-step microwave technique (MW) was applied to obtain long and aligned carbon nanotubes with or without Fe filling. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were produced by microwave-irradiation heating ferrocene Fe(C 5 H 5 ) 2 as a precursor in vacuum. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) were used to study the growth process of aligned carbon nanotubes during microwave heating. Formed CNTs have a metal particle at the tip of each tube. This carbon nanostructure promises attractive for nanoscale engineering of fuel cells and other systems.
ISSN:1537-6494
1537-6532
DOI:10.1080/15376490802544269