Fast production method of fe-filled carbon nanotubes

O. V. Kharissova, M. Garza Castañón, J. L. Hernández Pinero, U. Ortiz Méndez, B. I. Kharisov

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Abstract

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(C5H5)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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-68
Number of pages6
JournalMechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

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Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • General Mathematics
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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