Chirally selective synthesis of single walled carbon nanotubes on novel catalysts

• Main Author: Wang, Hong
• Other Authors: Chen Yuan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/53513
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have excellent electronic, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties, which depend on their specific (n,m) structure; therefore precise control of SWCNT (n,m) structure is crucial to realize their potential applications. So far, a few catalysts can ac...