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Large-scale production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by the electric-arc technique

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  • C. Journet

    (Groupe de Dynamique des Phases Condensées, Université de Montpellier II)

  • W. K. Maser

    (Groupe de Dynamique des Phases Condensées, Université de Montpellier II)

  • P. Bernier

    (Groupe de Dynamique des Phases Condensées, Université de Montpellier II)

  • A. Loiseau

    (LPS, ONERA, BP 72)

  • M. Lamy de la Chapelle

    (IMN, Université de Nantes, BP 32229)

  • S. Lefrant

    (IMN, Université de Nantes, BP 32229)

  • P. Deniard

    (IMN, Université de Nantes, BP 32229)

  • R. Lee

    (LRSM, University of Pennsylvania)

  • J. E. Fischer

    (LRSM, University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) offer the prospect of both new fundamental science and useful (nano)technological applications1. High yields (70–90%) of SWNTs close-packed in bundles can be produced by laser ablation of carbon targets2. The electric-arc technique used to generate fullerenes and multi-walled nanotubes is cheaper and easier to implement, but previously has led to only low yields of SWNTs3,4. Here we show that this technique can generate large quantities of SWNTs with similar characteristics to those obtained by laser ablation. This suggests that the (still unknown) growth mechanism for SWNTs must be independent of the details of the technique used to make them. The ready availability of large amounts of SWNTs, meanwhile, should make them much more accessible for further study.

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  • C. Journet & W. K. Maser & P. Bernier & A. Loiseau & M. Lamy de la Chapelle & S. Lefrant & P. Deniard & R. Lee & J. E. Fischer, 1997. "Large-scale production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by the electric-arc technique," Nature, Nature, vol. 388(6644), pages 756-758, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:388:y:1997:i:6644:d:10.1038_41972
    DOI: 10.1038/41972
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    2. Xiao Zhu & Tuan K. A. Hoang & Pu Chen, 2017. "Novel Carbon Materials in the Cathode Formulation for High Rate Rechargeable Hybrid Aqueous Batteries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Raoof, Jahan-Bakhsh & Hosseini, Sayed Reza & Ojani, Reza & Mandegarzad, Sakineh, 2015. "MOF-derived Cu/nanoporous carbon composite and its application for electro-catalysis of hydrogen evolution reaction," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 90(P1), pages 1075-1081.

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