Synthesis of Large Quantity Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Discharge

• 来源期刊: 中国物理快报（英文版）
• 学科: 物理学
• 年，卷（期）: 2002,（1）
• 页码范围: 91-93
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: O4
• 语种: 英文

摘要

We report on a new method to prepare large quantity single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with high purity.Using a Y-Ni powder composite graphite rod as an anode, at a given angle with the high-purity graphite cathode rod, a cloth-like deposit can be obtained by dc arc discharge in helium at high temperature, which contains about 60% SWCNTs. In this way, we can obtain a deposit of more than one gram in ten minutes. Transmission electron microscopy and Raman scattering have been used to observe the structure and morphology of the SWCNTs.