Calibration of reaction parameters for the improvement of thermal stability and crystalline quality of multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
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Authors: | Saveria Santangelo Giacomo Messina Giuliana Faggio Maurizio Lanza Alessandro Pistone Candida Milone |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dipartimento di Meccanica e Materiali, Facolt? di Ingegneria, Universit? “Mediterranea”, 89122 Feo di Vito, Reggio Calabria, Italy;(2) C.N.R., Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici Sez. Messina, 98158 Faro Superiore, Messina, Italy;(3) Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e Ingegneria dei Materiali, Facolt? di Ingegneria, Universit? di Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy |
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Abstract: | The results of Raman analysis on multi-walled carbon nanotubes, prepared by catalysed chemical vapour deposition, are used as a guide for the calibration of the growth parameters, directed to improve crystalline quality and resulting thermal stability of nanotubes. Under selective growth conditions, the resistance to oxidation in air, as assessed by thermogravimetry measurements, is found to increase with the establishment of the long-range graphitic order in radial tube direction, as signalled by the Raman G′/G intensity ratio enhancement. In the range of parameters explored (synthesis temperature: 500–700 °C; growth atmosphere: 120 cc/min i-C4H10–H2–He mixture with He at 0–25%; i-C4H10/H2 flow ratio: 1–3; metal load and reduction temperature of Fe/Al2O3 catalysts: 17–40 wt%, and 500 and 700 °C, respectively), the best crystalline quality and the highest oxidative resistance are achieved by carrying out the synthesis reaction at 700 °C in 1:1:0 i-C4H10–H2–He atmosphere over 29 wt% Fe catalysts reduced at 700 °C. An additional relevant finding is the strong correlation evidenced between results of thermogravimetry and Raman analyses, suggesting the use of Raman spectroscopy for non-destructively evaluating the thermal stability of any graphitically ordered carbon species. |
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