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Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Spray Pyrolysis and Parametric Studies

Shamik Chaudhuri, Ritayan Chatterjee, Dinabandhu Ghosh

Abstract


Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by the spray pyrolysis of benzene-ferrocene mixture at 1173–1273 K. Several variables viz., ferrocene/benzene mole ratio, feed rate of benzene-ferrocene and flow rate of carrier gas Ar were studied. Characterization of the CNTs was done using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and the influence of the variables on the morphology have been investigated.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijssm.v1i1.6

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