JoVE Bioengineering
Jian Li, Alexey Shashurin, Madhusudhan Kundrapu, Michael Keidar
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University
Anodische boogontlading is een van de meest praktische en efficiënte methoden om diverse koolstofnanostructuren synthetiseren. Ter verhoging van de boog beheersbaarheid en flexibiliteit, was een niet-uniform magnetisch veld kennis met de een-staps synthese van grootschalige grafeen vlokken en hoogzuivere single-walled carbon nanotubes proces.
ACS Nano. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20707323
We report a method for tuning the distribution of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) produced by the anodic arc production method via the application of nonuniform magnetic fields to the gap region during synthesis. Raman, ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared absorbance and near-infrared fluorescence spectroscopies were used to characterize samples together with scanning electron microscopy. Application of the nonuniform magnetic field 0.2-2 kG results in a broadening of the diameter range of SWCNTs produced toward decreased diameters, with substantial fractions of produced SWCNTs being of small diameter, less than ∼1.3 nm, at the highest field. The ability to tune production of the arc production method may allow for improvement in achievable SWCNT properties.