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I W Chiang1, B E Brinson1, A Y Huang1
1Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice Quantum Institute, Department of Chemistry, MS-60, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005.
Abstract:
A purification method is given for extracting the Fe metal catalyst and non-SWNT carbon from nanotubes produced by the HiPco process.(1,2) A multistage purification method has been investigated. Sample purity is documented by ESEM, TEM, TGA, Raman and UV-vis-near-IR spectroscopy. Metal catalyzed oxidation at low temperature has been shown to selectively remove non-SWNT carbon and permit extraction of iron with concentrated HCl. Prolonged catalyzed oxidation has been found to preferentially remove smaller diameter tubes. The onset of oxidation of purified smaller diameter HiPco SWNTs is also found to be approximately 100 °C lower than for purified larger diameter tubes produced in the laser-oven process.
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