The effect of catalyst nanoparticle preparation techniques on the structure of carbon nanotubes

The effect of the composition, deposition method, and preliminary annealing temperature of catalyst thin films on the structure of catalyst nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes synthesized by CVD with a single acetylene burst was studied. A catalyst preparation technique was found that yields the narrowest distribution of the diameters of nanoparticles and of single-wall carbon nanotubes grown on them.