Multiwalled carbon nanotubes synthesis with high yield utilizing Pt/Al-MCM-41 via catalytic chemical vapour deposition technique |
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Authors: | T Somanathan A Pandurangan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India |
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Abstract: | Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were synthesized over Pt impregnated Al-MCM-41 catalyst by decomposition of acetylene
and characterized by XRD and nitrogen sorption isotherm to study the mesophase nature of the material. The optimum temperature
and flow rate of the carbon source for CNTs synthesis are 800 °C and 60 mL/min, respectively, within a short reaction period,
typically 10 min. Moreover, longer reaction time (i.e. 30 min) favours the formation of more amorphous carbon. When the reaction
time is reduced to less than 10 min, formation of amorphous carbon is greatly suppressed by the high yield of MWNTs (85%).
The products obtained from the decomposition of acetylene over these catalysts were characterized by TGA, SEM, TEM and Raman
spectroscopy. The TEM analysis reveals that CNTs are free from amorphous carbon, whereas Raman spectrum shows two prominent
peaks at 1,327 and 1,594 cm−1 as the tangential modes of CNTs. As a conclusion, Pt/Al-MCM-41 is an effective template for MWNTs synthesis using acetylene
as a carbon source. |
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Keywords: | Chemical vapour deposition MWNTs Acetylene Pt/Al-MCM-41 |
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