Growth of carbon nanoflowers on glass slides using sparked iron as a catalyst

• Main Authors: Somchai Thongtem, Pisith Singjai, Titipun Thongtem, Suksawat Preyachoti
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33646134118&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61761
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown on glass slides using iron as a catalyst. By using 6 kV voltage, iron wire with 0.5 mm in diameter was sparked for 1, 2, 10 and 100 times to form iron dots/islands on the slides. CNTs were subsequently grown in a gas mixture of 10 ml/s Ar and 0.1 ml/s C2H2at a temp...