Carbon nanotube mass production: principles and processes

Q Zhang, JQ Huang, MQ Zhao, WZ Qian… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Our society requires new materials for a sustainable future, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
are among the most important advanced materials. This Review describes the state‐of‐the …

A critical review of heterogeneous catalyst design for carbon nanotubes synthesis: Functionalities, performances, and prospects

XX Lim, SC Low, WD Oh - Fuel Processing Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be employed for many practical applications. However, the
challenges regarding the scalability, and choice of catalyst for generating high-yield and …

Carbon nanotube growth mechanism switches from tip-to base-growth with decreasing catalyst particle size

A Gohier, CP Ewels, TM Minea, MA Djouadi - Carbon, 2008 - Elsevier
The growth of carbon nanotubes by a plasma assisted catalytic chemical vapor deposition
was investigated using cobalt, nickel and iron catalyst particles of different sizes. For the …

Review on the progress in synthesis and application of magnetic carbon nanocomposites

M Zhu, G Diao - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This review focuses on the synthesis and application of nanostructured composites
containing magnetic nanostructures and carbon-based materials. Great progress in …

Defects and disorder in carbon nanotubes

PG Collins - Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2010 - books.google.com
The presence of defects subtly alters all of a material's properties. Chemical reactivity,
mechanical strength, optical absorption, and electronic transport all vary with defect …

Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes–A review

K Dasgupta, JB Joshi, S Banerjee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube is one of the most talked about materials in recent years due to its unique
properties and potential applications in different fields. Out of different techniques, catalytic …

The mass production of carbon nanotubes using a nano-agglomerate fluidized bed reactor: A multiscale space–time analysis

F Wei, Q Zhang, WZ Qian, H Yu, Y Wang, GH Luo… - Powder Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
The scaled-up mass production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was reviewed by a multiscale
analysis from the delicate catalyst control needed at the atomic level, CNT agglomerate …

Magnetic carbon nanotubes: preparation, physical properties, and applications in biomedicine

M Samadishadlou, M Farshbaf, N Annabi… - Artificial cells …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Magnetic carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) have been widely studied for their potential
applications in medicine, diagnosis, cell biology, analytical chemistry, and environmental …

Production of carbon nanotubes on bio-char at low temperature via microwave-assisted CVD using Ni catalyst

J Zhang, A Tahmasebi, JE Omoriyekomwan… - Diamond and Related …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was employed for the synthesis of
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on pine nut shell (PNS) chars. The impact of reaction …

The intramolecular junctions of carbon nanotubes

D Wei, Y Liu - Advanced materials, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
For the miniaturization of microelectronics, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are regarded as ideal
candidates for the next generation of nanoelectronics because of their excellent properties …