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Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes by Using Mesoporous Silica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Shinji Kawasaki
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
Shingo Komiyama
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
Shigekazu Ohmori
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
Akifumi Yao
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
Fujio Okino
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
Hidekazu Touhara
Affiliation:
Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda 386–8567, JAPAN
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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes were synthesized using several mesoporous silica templates with different pore sizes in order to investigate the possibility of controlling the diameter of carbon nanotubes by changing the pore size of the mesoporous silica. TEM observation confirmed that carbon nanotubes with uniform diameter can be obtained by the present method. However, it was found that it is difficult to prepare carbon nanotubes having diameter smaller than ∼20 nm by the present method even if the template with small pore size is used.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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