Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes in an expanding vapor-gas flow produced by laser ablation of a graphite-catalyst mixture |
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Authors: | G I Kozlov I G Assovskii |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Problems of Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119526, Russia;(2) Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 4, Moscow, 119991, Russia |
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Abstract: | Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are synthesized by the ablation of a catalyst-containing carbon target with a cw CO2 laser. Emphasis is on ablation conditions that are favorable to self-organized SWCNT synthesis. It is shown that the graphite target intensely evaporates with the formation of fractal-like tubes at the edge of the jet when the laser power density exceeds 105 W/cm2. Still more favorable conditions for carbon nanotube synthesis are set if the power density lies within 2×104–5×104 W/cm2. Under these conditions, both individual SWCNTs and their bundles of diameter from 1.1 to 1.5 nm are produced, as shown by Raman scattering and electron microscopy studies. In this series of experiments, the maximal fraction of SWCNTs reaches 20%. A mechanism of SWCNT fast growth in the laser torch is suggested. |
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