Wei Xiang CHEN1*,Zhu De XU1,Jiang Ping TU2 Zhong Jian LIU1,Ya Xu JIN1,De Yi LV1,Xiao Nan LU3 1Department of Chemistry,2Department of Materials Science and Engineering,3Department of Physics,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310027
Abstract:
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by catalytic chemical vapor deposition and using the alkali-reducing pretreated hydrogen storage alloy (MlNi4.0Co0.6Al0.4) powder as a catalyst. It was found that the surface modification of the alloy was effective to provide the catalytic active sites for CNTs growth. The Ni- and Co-clusters on the surface of the treated alloy were dominant for the growth of CNTs. The composite of CNTs with the hydrogen storage alloy has the potential to be used as a new type of hydrogen storage material without further purification.