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CARBON
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 138-148Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.10.034
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Nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes (NCNT) were grown from acetonitrile, pyridine or N,N-dimethylformamide over a supported Fe-, Co- or Ni catalyst in the temperature range 823-1123 K. The physico-chemical properties of the obtained NCNT, such as the C/N ratio or the nitrogen type, were related to the synthesis parameters. It was found that the C/N ratio increased with increasing temperature which could be related to the thermodynamic stabilities of the metal-carbides and metal nitrides. Also the type of nitrogen present in the graphene layer changed with increasing temperature from predominantly pyridinic- to quaternary nitrogen. NCNT obtained with the Fe catalyst showed bamboo morphology regardless of the C/N source or growth temperature while straight tubes were obtained with the Co- or Ni catalyst. We propose that this difference in morphology can be explained by the thermodynamic stabilities of the different metal-carbides, leading to a 'pulsating' growth in the case of Fe as opposed to a more continuous growth in the case of Co or Ni. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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