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Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis from Four Different Organic Precursors by CVD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2016

F. G. Granados-Martínez ,
J. J. Contreras-Navarrete ,
D. L. García-Ruiz ,
C. J. Gutiérrez-García ,
A. Durán-Navarro ,
E. E. Gama-Ortega ,
N. Flores-Ramírez ,
E. Huipe-Nava ,
L. García-González  and
M. de L. Mondragón-Sánchez
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F. G. Granados-Martínez
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
J. J. Contreras-Navarrete
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
D. L. García-Ruiz
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
C. J. Gutiérrez-García
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
A. Durán-Navarro
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
E. E. Gama-Ortega
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
N. Flores-Ramírez
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
E. Huipe-Nava
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
L. García-González
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones en Micro y Nanotecnología de la Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Río, Veracruz, México.
M. de L. Mondragón-Sánchez
Affiliation:
Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia, Avenida Tecnológico 1500. Lomas de Santiaguito 58120, Morelia, Mich., México
L. Domratcheva-Lvova*
Affiliation:
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gral. Francisco J. Múgica S/N, Felicitas del Río, 58030 Morelia, Mich., México
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) from diethyl ether, butanol, hexane and ethyl acetate. A quartz tube with a stainless steel tube catalyst core with 0.019 m diameter and 0.6 m large formed the reactor. To avoid combustion, argon was used as the carrier gas. Time process ranged 30 to 60 min. The range of CNTs synthesis temperature was 680-850 °C for different precursors. Scanning Electron Microscopy micrographs have demonstrated tangled CNTs growth in all samples, thus presenting difficult length measurement. The CNTs diameters from diethyl ether are 45-200 nm, butanol diameter range from 55-230 nm, hexane diameter range is 50-130 nm and ethyl acetate range from 100 to 300 nm. Carbon content for all samples was higher than 93 %, CNTs from butanol showed carbon concentration up to 99%. FTIR, Raman and X-Ray Spectroscopies spectra for all samples demonstrated the characteristics signals present in carbon nanotubes. This research proposes a simple, effective and innovative method to synthesize CNTs by CVD on iron stainless steel catalyst in combination with diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, butanol and hexane as precursors by applying the principles of green chemistry, sustainability and its ease to be scaled.

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Carbon nanotubesCVDGreen chemistry
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1817: Symposium 1D – Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology—2015 , 2016 , imrc2015abs070-abs308
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