Catalytic transformation of carbon black to carbon nanotubes

Stanislav Kishinevsky, Sergey I. Nikitenko, David M. Pickup, Ernst R.H. Van-Eck, Aharon Gedanken

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Abstract

We report here a novel method of catalytic transformation of amorphous carbon to CNT. The method involves Fe(CO)5 thermolysis in the presence of carbon black at high pressure. A mechanism is proposed; it is verified by solid-state NMR measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4498-4501
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume14
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2002

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