Combustion synthesis of carbon nanotubes and related nanostructures

W Merchan-Merchan, AV Saveliev, L Kennedy… - Progress in energy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recently flames have emerged as a viable alternative method for the synthesis of carbon
nanotubes and related nanostructures. The flame volume provides a carbon-rich chemically …

Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes–A review

K Dasgupta, JB Joshi, S Banerjee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube is one of the most talked about materials in recent years due to its unique
properties and potential applications in different fields. Out of different techniques, catalytic …

Factors influencing the quality of carbon coatings on LiFePO4

JD Wilcox, MM Doeff, M Marcinek… - Journal of the …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Several composites were prepared and characterized electrochemically in lithium half-cells.
Pressed-pellet conductivities correlated well with the electrochemical performance in lithium …

Effective improvement of the properties of light weight carbon foam by decoration with multi-wall carbon nanotubes

R Kumar, SR Dhakate, T Gupta, P Saini… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present investigation, carbon foam (CF) has been decorated with multi-wall carbon
nanotubes (MWCNTs) by two different routes to improve its electromagnetic interference …

Spinning of carbon nanotube fibres using the floating catalyst high temperature route: purity issues and the critical role of sulphur

TS Gspann, FR Smail, AH Windle - Faraday discussions, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The CVD process for the spinning of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibres combines the nucleation,
growth and aggregation of CNTs in the form of an aerogel with fibre spinning into a single …

Carbon nanotube reactor: Ferrocene decomposition, iron particle growth, nanotube aggregation and scale-up

D Conroy, A Moisala, S Cardoso, A Windle… - Chemical engineering …, 2010 - Elsevier
We describe a mathematical model for iron particle formation and growth within a chemical
reactor, which we use to study carbon nanotube (CNT) formation. This model was used to …

Carbon nanotubes filled with ferromagnetic materials

U Weissker, S Hampel, A Leonhardt, B Büchner - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) filled with ferromagnetic metals like iron, cobalt or nickel are new
and very interesting nanostructured materials with a number of unique properties. In this …

Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes from organometallic compounds: a review

EN Nxumalo, NJ Coville - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) have become a topic of increased importance
in the study of carbonaceous materials. This arises from the physical and chemical …

A model for catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes

S Naha, IK Puri - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite the utility and promise of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), their production is generally
based on empirical principles. There are only a few CNT formation models that predict the …

The effect of a convection vortex on sock formation in the floating catalyst method for carbon nanotube synthesis

G Hou, R Su, A Wang, V Ng, W Li, Y Song, L Zhang… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
The formation of an aerogel-like sock is important to the floating catalyst method of
synthesizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The sock, a term coined by Alan Windle, is an …