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Effect of different metal catalysts on the growth of Carbon Nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition using five step process

R. SHARMA1,* , A. KUMAR SHARMA1, G. SHARMA1, V. SHARMA2

Affiliation

  1. Research scholar, Department of ECE, MNIT, Jaipur, India
  2. B.tech. (pursuing), ECE, Manipal University Jaipur

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes are synthesized by using chemical vapor deposition method in which Iron, Nickel and Cobalt are used as catalyst. By chemical vapor deposition decomposition of acetylene is achieved at 850°C and the carbon was deposited on different substrates (Glass and Silicon) in the presence of catalyst for the carbon nanotube growth. The effect of different metal catalysts on the growth of the carbon nanotubes is studied by the experiment performed. The carbon nanotubes synthesized by different catalysts on different substrates are characterized using Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The experimental work for the synthesis of CNTs is performed at MRC, MNIT Jaipur. In this paper, the synthesis of carbon nanotubes is reported and also their fabrication and characterization. The reported procedure for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes is a five step process for CVD in order to obtain a high yield and purity..

Keywords

Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)..

Submitted at: Sept. 4, 2014
Accepted at: Oct. 28, 2015

Citation

R. SHARMA, A. KUMAR SHARMA, G. SHARMA, V. SHARMA, Effect of different metal catalysts on the growth of Carbon Nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition using five step process, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 17, Iss. 11-12, pp. 1728-1733 (2015)