In Situ TEM Observations on the Sulfur-Assisted Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

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	In Situ TEM Observations on the Sulfur-Assisted Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
	L. L. Zhang; P. X. Hou; S. S. Li; C. Shi; H. T. Gong; C. Liu; H. M. Cheng
	2014
发表期刊	Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
ISSN	1948-7185
卷号	5 期号:8 页码:1427-1432
摘要	The effect of sulfur on the catalytic nucleation and growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) from an iron catalyst was investigated in situ by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The catalyst precursor of ferrocene and growth promoter of sulfur were selectively loaded inside of the hollow core of multiwall CNTs with open ends, which served as a nanoreactor powered by applying a voltage inside of the chamber of a TEM. It was found that a SWCNT nucleated and grew perpendicularly from a region of the catalyst nanoparticle surface, instead of the normal tangential growth that occurs with no sulfur addition. Our in situ TEM observation combined with CVD growth studies suggests that sulfur functions to promote the nucleation and growth of SWCNTs by forming inhomogeneous local active sites and modifying the interface bonding between catalysts and precipitated graphitic layers, so that carbon caps can be lifted off from the catalyst particle.
部门归属	[zhang, lili ; hou, peng-xiang ; li, shisheng ; shi, chao ; gong, hong-tao ; liu, chang ; cheng, hui-ming] chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang natl lab mat sci, shenyang 110016, peoples r china. ; liu, c (reprint author), chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang natl lab mat sci, shenyang 110016, peoples r china. ; cliu@imr.ac.cn
关键词	Chemical-vapor-deposition Nanoparticles Nucleation Mechanism Dynamics Surface Fibers Phase
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语种	英语
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/72963
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	L. L. Zhang,P. X. Hou,S. S. Li,et al. In Situ TEM Observations on the Sulfur-Assisted Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes[J]. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,2014,5(8):1427-1432.
APA	L. L. Zhang.,P. X. Hou.,S. S. Li.,C. Shi.,H. T. Gong.,...&H. M. Cheng.(2014).In Situ TEM Observations on the Sulfur-Assisted Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes.Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,5(8),1427-1432.
MLA	L. L. Zhang,et al."In Situ TEM Observations on the Sulfur-Assisted Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes".Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 5.8(2014):1427-1432.