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Effect of time on the metal-support (Fe-MgO) interaction in CVD synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes

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A study on the effect of the metal-support interaction by employing iron particles supported on magnesium oxide (MgO) nanopowder in an alcohol-CVD process for single-walled carbon nanotubes growth is presented. Upon the prolongation of the process time, three main observations were detected: (i) decrease of the mean nanotubes diameter, (ii) reduction of the diameter distribution by the factor of two, (iii) increase of relative purity of the samples.

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    Anna Steplewska, Ewa Borowiak-Palen & Ryszard J. Kalenczuk

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Steplewska, A., Borowiak-Palen, E. & Kalenczuk, R.J. Effect of time on the metal-support (Fe-MgO) interaction in CVD synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chem. Pap. 64, 255–260 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-009-0111-x

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