TY  - EJOU
AU  - K,ah, Munther Issa  
AU  - Meunier, Jean-Luc  

TI  - Production of Carbon Nanotubes-Nickel Composites on Different Graphite Substrates
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2009
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized on different graphite types covered with thin layer of nickel catalyst by catalytic chemical vapour deposition using acetylene as hydrocarbon source. The produced carbon nanotubes were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The shape, quantity and diameter of the MWCNTs are shown to be affected by the type of the graphite substrate, the growth temperature and the hydrocarbon source flow rate. The diameters of the produced MWCNTs were ranged between 43 and 80 nm for pyrolytic (PYROID) and polycrystalline (AXF-5Q) graphite, respectively when the growth temperature was 800℃ and acetylene flow rate 570 cm3/min. This graphite containing MWCNTs can be used as a cathode in the Physical vapour deposition (PVD) system to produce MWCNTs embedded in a Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coating.
KW  - Carbon nanotubes
KW  -  Graphite
KW  -  Chemical vapor deposition
KW  -  Catalyst

DO  - 10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.123