Catalytic Growth of Uniform Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes using Mesoporous Molecular Sieve Templates

D. Ciuparu, S. Lim, Y. Chen, F. Dobek, D. Harding, G. Haller and L. Pfefferle
Yale University, US

Keywords: ordered single walled carbon nanotubes, mesoporous molecular sieve templates, cobalt catalysts

Abstract:
Single-walled carbon naotubes of uniform size were produced inside the pore system of cobalt substituted MCM41 mesoporous molecular sieve. Proof of concept has been achieved and preliminary results are reported.

NSTI Nanotech 2003 Conference Technical Program Abstract