›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12): 128201-128201.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/12/128201

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Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using CoMnMgO catalysts through catalytic chemical vapor deposition

杨文, 冯艳艳, 江成发, 储伟   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-06-16 修回日期:2014-07-28 出版日期:2014-12-15 发布日期:2014-12-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB201202).

Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using CoMnMgO catalysts through catalytic chemical vapor deposition

Yang Wen (杨文), Feng Yan-Yan (冯艳艳), Jiang Cheng-Fa (江成发), Chu Wei (储伟)   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • Received:2014-06-16 Revised:2014-07-28 Online:2014-12-15 Published:2014-12-15
  • Contact: Jiang Cheng-Fa, Chu Wei E-mail:jiangcf@scu.edu.cn;chuwei1965scu@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB201202).

摘要: The CoMgO and CoMnMgO catalysts are prepared by a co-precipitation method and used as the catalysts for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD). The effects of Mn addition on the carbon yield and structure are investigated. The catalysts are characterized by temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, and the synthesized carbon materials are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TG). TEM measurement indicates that the catalyst CoMgO enclosed completely in the produced graphite layer results in the deactivation of the catalyst. TG results suggest that the CoMnMgO catalyst has a higher selectivity for CNTs than CoMgO. Meanwhile, different diameters of CNTs are synthesized by CoMnMgO catalysts with various amounts of Co content, and the results show that the addition of Mn avoids forming the enclosed catalyst, prevents the formation of amorphous carbon, subsequently promotes the growth of CNTs, and the catalyst with decreased Co content is favorable for the synthesis of CNTs with a narrow diameter distribution. The CoMnMgO catalyst with 40% Co content has superior catalytic activity for the growth of carbon nanotubes.

关键词: CoMnMgO catalyst, carbon nanotubes, chemical vapor deposition, methane decomposition

Abstract: The CoMgO and CoMnMgO catalysts are prepared by a co-precipitation method and used as the catalysts for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD). The effects of Mn addition on the carbon yield and structure are investigated. The catalysts are characterized by temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, and the synthesized carbon materials are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TG). TEM measurement indicates that the catalyst CoMgO enclosed completely in the produced graphite layer results in the deactivation of the catalyst. TG results suggest that the CoMnMgO catalyst has a higher selectivity for CNTs than CoMgO. Meanwhile, different diameters of CNTs are synthesized by CoMnMgO catalysts with various amounts of Co content, and the results show that the addition of Mn avoids forming the enclosed catalyst, prevents the formation of amorphous carbon, subsequently promotes the growth of CNTs, and the catalyst with decreased Co content is favorable for the synthesis of CNTs with a narrow diameter distribution. The CoMnMgO catalyst with 40% Co content has superior catalytic activity for the growth of carbon nanotubes.

Key words: CoMnMgO catalyst, carbon nanotubes, chemical vapor deposition, methane decomposition

中图分类号:  (Chemistry of MOCVD and other vapor deposition methods)

  • 82.33.Ya
61.48.De (Structure of carbon nanotubes, boron nanotubes, and other related systems) 61.46.-w (Structure of nanoscale materials)