Methods for carbon nanotubes synthesis—review

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Authors

PRÁŠEK Jan DRBOHLAVOVÁ Jana CHOMOUCKÁ Jana HUBÁLEK Jaromír JAŠEK Ondřej ADAM Vojtěch KIZEK René

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Materials Chemistry
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/jm/c1jm12254a
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1jm12254a
Field Plasma physics
Keywords carbon nanotube;sythesis; CVD; laser ablation; arc discharge; pyrolisys; bottom-up organic approach
Description Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been under scientific investigation for more than fifteen years because of their unique properties that predestine them for many potential applications. The field of nanotechnology and nanoscience push their investigation forward to produce CNTs with suitable parameters for future applications. It is evident that new approaches of their synthesis need to be developed and optimized. In this paper we review history, types, structure and especially the different synthesis methods for CNTs preparation including arc discharge, laser ablation and chemical vapour deposition. Moreover, we mention some rarely used ways of arc discharge deposition which involves arc discharge in liquid solutions in contrary to standard used deposition in a gas atmosphere. In addition, the methods for uniform vertically aligned CNTs synthesis using lithographic techniques for catalyst deposition as well as a method utilizing a nanoporous anodized aluminium oxide as a pattern for selective CNTs growth are reported too.
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