Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes without a Metal Catalyst-A Surprising Discovery

被引:32
作者
Hirsch, Andreas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Chem & Pharm, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
关键词
carbon nanotubes; CVD (chemical vapor deposition); heterogeneous catalysis; nanoparticles;
D O I
10.1002/anie.200901980
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
SiO2 nanoparticles alone can catalyze the formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Since transitionmetal catalysts are not required, clean SWNT materials can be prepared whose intrinsic property profile is not obscured by metal catalyst particles. © 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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页码:5403 / 5404
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