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Title: Fabrication of nanostructured clay–carbon nanotube hybrid nanofiller by chemical vapour deposition
Authors: Manikandan, D
Mangalaraja, R V
Siddheswaran, R
Avila, R E
Ananthakumar, S
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes
Nanofiller
Montmorillonite
Catalysts
Chemical vapour deposition(CVD)
Issue Date: 1-Mar-2012
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Applied Surface Science 258(10): 4460-4466;01 Mar 2012
Abstract: Growth of multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) assemblies by chemical vapour decomposition (CVD) technique was achieved through decomposition of acetylene using iron impregnated montmorillonite (MM) catalysts. Various amounts of iron loaded montmorillonite catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation method and calcined at 450 degrees C. The catalysts were subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD) and surface area analyses. Acetylene decomposition at a feed ratio of N-2:H-2:C2H2 = 1:1:0.18 was conducted in the presence of iron impregnated montmorillonite catalysts in the CVD reactor for the growth of CNT structures. The role of Fe-activated clay catalyst on the formation of CNT structures has been systematically examined at various temperatures and correlated with the morphological features of CNTs. Catalyst assisted acetylene decomposition results the formation of different carbon nanostructures such as nanotubes, nanofibres and nanoflakes. These clay-CNT products were characterised for their morphological, thermal, qualitative and quantitative analyses. The morphological variations of CNT assemblies reveal Fe-montmorillonite catalysts have high selectivity at given reaction conditions. Thermogravimetric and Raman spectral analyses prove that the CNTs contain a good crystallanity and less structural defects
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/543
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