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Article Dans Une Revue physica status solidi (b) Année : 2013

Chemisorbed nickel catalyst for the production of SWCNTs with a very narrow size distribution

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The synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with the narrowest possible diameter distribution is a challenging undertaking in carbon nanoscience, which can be overcome through the fabrication of monodisperse catalytic nanoparticles. A technique is presented here to approach the diameter control of SWCNTs using a chemisorbed nickel acetylacetonate monolayer at the surface of silica. We show by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetry coupled with mass spectroscopy that a monolayer of nickel acetylacetonate is anchored with the silanol groups at the surface of the substrate. After thermal decomposition, the nickel remains bonded with these silanol groups, resulting in a good dispersion of the nickel over the silica surface. Using this catalyst, SWCNTs with a narrow diameter distribution were synthesized at moderate temperature. This opens new perspectives for the fabrication of uniform-diameter carbon nanotubes.

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hal-00952883 , version 1 (27-02-2014)

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Xavier Devaux, Svetlana Yu. Tsareva, Cedric Carteret, M. Dossot, Brian Gregoire, et al.. Chemisorbed nickel catalyst for the production of SWCNTs with a very narrow size distribution. physica status solidi (b), 2013, 250 (12), pp.2581 - 2585. ⟨10.1002/pssb.201300090⟩. ⟨hal-00952883⟩
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