Carbon Nanotubes: A Solution in Large-Scale Synthesis

摘要

The lack of a suitable large-scale method for synthesising carbon nanotubes has hampered efforts to develop commercially viable nanotube technologies. In this work, we highlight fluidised bed, chemical vapour deposition as a promising solution to this problem, and discuss some of the challenges which need to be overcome before it can be widely implemented. Carbon nanotubes (usually abbreviated CNT) posses extraordinary physical, mechanical, optical and electrical properties, which underpin research in nanotechnology [1]. They are classified as either single-walled (SWNTs) or multi-walled (MWNTs) depending on the number of carbon layers incorporated into the nanotube structure. Some of the key properties of CNT are given in table 1.