Growth of carbon nanotubes by fullerene decomposition in the presence of transition metals

L. P. Biró; R. Ehlich; R. Tellgmann; A. Gromov; N. Krawez; M. Tschaplyguine; M. M. Pohl; E. Zsoldos; Z. Vértesy; Z. E. Horváth; E. E.B. Campbell

doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00433-9

Growth of carbon nanotubes by fullerene decomposition in the presence of transition metals

L. P. Biró, R. Ehlich, R. Tellgmann, A. Gromov, N. Krawez, M. Tschaplyguine, M. M. Pohl, E. Zsoldos, Z. Vértesy, Z. E. Horváth, E. E.B. Campbell

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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes were formed on HOPG when the graphite faces were exposed to a stainless steel C₆₀ evaporator heated to 450°C. No nanotubes were found on gold under the same conditions or when a quartz oven was used as the C₆₀ evaporator. Interesting conical nanostructures were found in the insoluble residue from the stainless steel oven. We interpret the nanotube formation to be due to the presence of small carbon fragments produced by the catalytic decomposition of C₆₀ in the oven.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-162
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	306
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00433-9
State	Published - 11 Jun 1999

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