The effect of process variables on the characteristics of carbon nanotubes obtained by spray pyrolysis
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Abstract
A simple spray pyrolysis setup is used to grow multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), from a ferrocene solution in benzene as precursor. The effects of process variables such as growth temperature, position of the aerosol generator and position in the reactor where the sample was formed were investigated. These variables have a strong influence on the graphitization degree, homogeneity, diameter and alignment of the nanotubes, as observed by TEM, SEM, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. Vertically aligned MWCNT arrays with high density were obtained in large areas (10 × 10 mm2), with high yield (2.1 mg cm−2) and at a growth rate at 1.43 μm min−1, by a suitable choice of the experimental conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Carbon Nanotubes in Composites · Graphene research and applications · Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
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