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A Continuous-flow Photocatalytic Reactor for the Precisely Controlled Deposition of Metallic Nanoparticles
Published on: April 10, 2019
A possible route to large-scale production of SWNTs through a combination of the substrate and floating catalyst
1Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, 380-8553, Japan.
Abstract:
We describe a possible route for large-scale synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by a combination of the substrate and floating methods. The template prohibits metal particle aggregation, resulting in high-purity SWNT growth, and the three-dimensional floating seeded state of the template induces improved yields of SWNTs in a semi-continuous system. The SWNTs obtained by this method exhibit large variations of texture (isolated tubes and bundles) and a wide range of diameters (0.4-4 nm).
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