The impact of ferrocenium as a catalyst on the chiral distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes in floating-catalyst chemical vapor deposition synthesis
Anastasios Karakassides, Hirotaka Inoue, Peng Liu, Zhenyu Xu, Ghulam Yasin, Hua Jiang, Esko I. Kauppinen
Abstract
in ferrocenium, which has been shown to stabilize metallic nanotube formation. These findings highlight the pivotal role of catalyst charge in controlling SWCNT chirality and electronic properties, paving the way for more precise control in nanotube synthesis for applications in nanoelectronics and materials science.
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CatalysisCarbon nanotubeChemical vapor depositionMaterials scienceCarbon nanotube supported catalystChemical engineeringDeposition (geology)Carbon fibersNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialCarbon nanofiberSedimentEngineeringComposite numberPaleontologyBiologyCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures