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NANO LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 12, Pages 2987-2990Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl061871v
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Metallic copper, which is normally considered as a contaminant in the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), was found to be an efficient catalyst to grow SWNTs under suitable conditions. It showed very high catalytic activity for the growth of both random SWNT networks and horizontally aligned SWNT arrays. Especially, high-quality SWNT arrays were obtained when monodispersed copper nanoparticles were used. The catalytic behavior of copper for the growth of SWNTs was discussed. The weaker interaction between the copper and silica surfaces plays an important role in the growth of high-quality horizontally aligned SWNT arrays. This new synthesis process of SWNTs with a non-ferromagnetic catalyst brings more convenience to the study of magnetic properties of SWNTs and gives more insight in structure-controlled synthesis of SWNTs.
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