• Carbon letters
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2004

The synthetic behaviors of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by Fe/MgO catalysts were investigated in 0~90 wt.% range of MgO mixture ratios by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process. The CNTs were synthesized with 40 minutes of synthetic time, and 923 K of synthetic temperature using 0.1 L/min of ethylene gas and 1.0 L/min of hydrogen gas as synthetic and carrier gas, respectively. As the increase of synthetic temperatures and times, the diameters of CNTs become thicker. The carbon yield showed in a parabolic curve as MgO content increased and the maximum carbon yield was obtained at 30 wt.% of MgO. There were no obvious changes in the diameters of CNTs respect to the change of MgO content. Fe/MgO CNTs showed good crystalinity by High Resolution Transmission Electron microscope (HR-TEM) analysis. The behaviors of Fe/MgO CNTs have a tendency of depending on synthetic time and temperature rather than MgO content.

• Carbon letters
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• 제21권
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• pp.33-50
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• 2017

In this study, Fe-Ni bimetallic catalyst supported on kaolin is prepared by a wet impregnation method. The effects of mass of kaolin support, pre-calcination time, pre-calcination temperature and stirring speed on catalyst yields are examined. Then, the optimal supported Fe-Ni catalyst is utilised to produce multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD) method. The catalysts and MWCNTs prepared using the optimal conditions are characterized using high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), high-resolution scanning electron microscope (HRSEM), electron diffraction spectrometer (EDS), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD/EDS patterns of the prepared catalyst confirm the formation of a purely crystalline ternary oxide ($NiFe_2O_4$). The statistical analysis of the variance demonstrates that the combined effects of the reaction temperature and acetylene flow rate predominantly influenced the MWCNT yield. The $N_2$ adsorption (BET) and TGA analyses reveal high surface areas and thermally stable MWCNTs. The HRTEM/HRSEM micrographs confirm the formation of tangled MWCNTs with a particle size of less than 62 nm. The XRD patterns of the MWCNTs reveal the formation of a typical graphitized carbon. This study establishes the production of MWCNTs from a bi-metallic catalyst supported on kaolin.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2008

최적화된 량의 황화수소 첨가 가스를 이용하여 실리콘 기판위에 증착된 Fe/Al 박막위에 촉매 화학 기상 증착법을 사용하여 직경이 얇은 다중층 탄소나노튜브가 수직 정렬되어 합성되었다. 주사전자현미경 관측 이미지에서 합성된 탄소나노튜브는 상대적으로 일정한 길이를 가지고 기판에 수직으로 정렬되었다. 투과전자현미경 관측에서 합성된 탄소나노튜브는 10nm 이내의 작은 외경을 가졌고 촉매가 거의 없었다. 평균 튜브의 벽 수는 약 다섯 개이다. 수직 정렬된 직경이 얇은 다중층 탄소나노튜브의 성장 메카니즘이 제시되었다. 수직 정렬된 직경이 얇은 다중층 탄소나노튜브는 $0.1\;{\mu}A/cm^2$의 전류밀도에서 약 $1.1\;V/{\mu}m$ 낮은 턴-온 전계를 나타내었고 $2.7\;V/{\mu}m$의 전계에서 약 $2.5\;mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도를 얻었다. 게다가, 수직 정렬된 직경이 얇은 다중층 탄소나노튜브는 약 $1\;mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도에서 20시간동안 전류밀도 저하 없이 좋은 전계 방출 안정성을 보여주었다.