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Tapered Carbon Nanotubes from Activated Carbon Powders
Author(s) -
Hu J. Q.,
Bando Y.,
Zhan J. H.,
Zhi C. Y.,
Xu F. F.,
Golberg D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200501571
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , carbon fibers , nanotechnology , catalysis , activated carbon , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , adsorption , composite number , engineering
Tapered carbon nanotubes (TCNTs) are produced from activated carbon powders via simple thermal catalytic reactions in which the carbon nanotubes grow though a Sn‐catalyzed vapor–liquid–solid growth process. The tapered nanotubes are well aligned and have a length of several tens of micrometers (see Figure).