Carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials: critical advances and challenges for synthesis toward mainstream commercial applications

R Rao, CL Pint, AE Islam, RS Weatherup, S Hofmann… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Advances in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNTs) remain critical to realizing many important commercial applications. Here we …

Modeling the growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes

H Amara, C Bichara - Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation …, 2019 - Springer
Modeling the Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Page 1 REVIEW Modeling the Growth of
Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Hakim Amara1 • Christophe Bichara2 Received: 7 November …

Carbon-assisted catalyst pretreatment enables straightforward synthesis of high-density carbon nanotube forests

NT Dee, J Li, AO White, C Jacob, W Shi, PR Kidambi… - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite extensive academic and commercial development, a comprehensive understanding
of the principles necessary for high-yield production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is lacking …

Can single-walled carbon nanotube diameter be defined by catalyst particle diameter?

MC Diaz, H Jiang, E Kauppinen… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The need of designing and controlling single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) properties
is a challenge in a growing nanomaterials-related industry. Recently, great progress has …

Dynamic evolution of supported metal nanocatalyst/carbon structure during single-walled carbon nanotube growth

DA Gomez-Gualdron, GD McKenzie, JFJ Alvarado… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SCWNTs) have outstanding properties that depend on
structural features such as their chirality. Thus, developing a strategy to control chirality …

On the role of surface oxygen during nascent single-walled carbon nanotube cap spreading and tube nucleation on iron catalysts

MC Diaz, PB Balbuena - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are commonly grown in oxygen-rich
environments. The precursor used as input for the SWCNT synthesis reaction typically …

Plasma enhanced growth of single walled carbon nanotubes at low temperature: A reactive molecular dynamics simulation

M Shariat, SI Hosseini, B Shokri, EC Neyts - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been claimed to provide a route
towards chiral-selective growth, enabling a host of applications. In this contribution, we …

Characterization of carbon atomistic pathways during single-walled carbon nanotube growth on supported metal nanoparticles

DA Gómez-Gualdrón, PB Balbuena - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
One of the outstanding questions about synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes is what
is the role and mechanism of carbon diffusion during chemical vapor deposition synthesis …

Temperature-sensitivity of CNTs growth from tar model compound over Ni/Al2O3 with and without hydrogen addition

W Zhang, J Zhao, L Wang, G Liu, D Shen, Q Liu, C Wu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
This work investigates the conversion of tar model compounds (toluene) to hydrogen and
coke at different reaction medium (5% H 2 or 100% N 2), aiming at the prolonged catalytic …

Thermodynamic and energetic effects on the diameter and defect density in single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis

P Vinten, P Marshall, J Lefebvre… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) ensembles are characterized by their defect
density and diameter distribution. Here, SWCNTs are grown using chemical vapor …