Entrapping of inclusions within carbon nanotubes during catalytic decomposition of C2H4 on a “thick” nickel film

• Main Authors: Li, Feng Ji, Zhang, Sam, Sun, Geng Zhi, Kong, Jun Hua, Rawat, R. S., Ilyas, Usman, Li, Bo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102248; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18933
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To understand the formation mechanism of catalyst inclusions in carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes were grown via catalytic decomposition of C2H4 on a 50-nm-thick nickel film at 725 C. Atomic force microscopy, glancing incidence X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron micros...