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Oxide catalysts for carbon nanotube and few layer graphene formation
Author(s) -
Rümmeli Mark H.,
Schäffel Franziska,
Bachmatiuk Alicja,
Trotter Geoff,
Adebimpe David,
SimhaMartynková Grazyna,
Plachá Daniela,
Rellinghaus Bernd,
McCormick Paul G.,
BorowiakPalen Ewa,
Ayala P.,
Pichler Thomas,
Klingeler Rüdiger,
Knupfer Martin,
Büchner Bernd
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.200982259
Subject(s) - graphene , carbon nanotube , materials science , oxide , nanotechnology , catalysis , carbon fibers , layer (electronics) , evaporation , graphene nanoribbons , chemical engineering , composite material , composite number , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Oxides are rapidly emerging as an exciting alternative to metal catalysts for carbon nanotubes (CNT) formation because they are more easily integrated in Si technology, are usually easily removed in purification steps and are cheap. In this contribution we highlight the potential of oxides to synthesise single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) (via laser evaporation), multiwalled carbon nanotubes and few layer graphene (via thermal CVD).Schematic illustration of graphitic carbon grown from oxide step site to form a CNT (left image) or graphene layer (right image).