A model of carbon-nanotube growth-rate limitation on thin-film catalysts

Autor: A. A. Dudin, A. P. Sirotina, A. V. Lakalin, S. V. Bulyarskiy, A. A. Shamanaev, Elena M. Eganova, A. A. Pavlov, E. P. Kitsyuk
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Technical Physics Letters. 43:366-368
ISSN: 1090-6533
1063-7850
DOI: 10.1134/s1063785017040198
Popis: It is experimentally established and theoretically justified that a decreasing growth rate of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on thin-film catalysts may be caused by the formation of intermetallic compounds that hinder supply of carbon from the bulk. In particular, the growth of CNTs on the Ti–Ni thin-film system is accompanied by the formation of a titanium carbide layer on the surface of a catalyst droplet. The kinetics of CNT growth under these conditions is calculated, and kinetic coefficients determining the growth rate are evaluated.
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