The single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT) bundles and ropes have been prepared by using the anode are discharge plasma to evaporate the graphite rods which contain Fe, Co and Ni powders as catalyst in He atmosphere. M...The single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT) bundles and ropes have been prepared by using the anode are discharge plasma to evaporate the graphite rods which contain Fe, Co and Ni powders as catalyst in He atmosphere. Many purifying methods are used for the products. It indicates that the synthesis of SWNTs has been greatly affected by the preparation parameters of catalyzer, the buffer gas and its pressure, the arc current intensity, etc. The optimal condition for preparing SWNTs in our case has been proposed. The forming mechanism of the SWNTs bundles and ropes is also studied qualitatively. The evaporated single graphite sheet tends to reduce its active energy.展开更多
文摘The single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT) bundles and ropes have been prepared by using the anode are discharge plasma to evaporate the graphite rods which contain Fe, Co and Ni powders as catalyst in He atmosphere. Many purifying methods are used for the products. It indicates that the synthesis of SWNTs has been greatly affected by the preparation parameters of catalyzer, the buffer gas and its pressure, the arc current intensity, etc. The optimal condition for preparing SWNTs in our case has been proposed. The forming mechanism of the SWNTs bundles and ropes is also studied qualitatively. The evaporated single graphite sheet tends to reduce its active energy.