Macroscopic fibers of carbon nanotubes produced by electric arc discharge

H Kanzow , R Almairac , E Pradeau , Vincent Jourdain (1) , Saïd Tahir (1) , P Bernier

1 LCVN - Laboratoire des colloïdes, verres et nanomatériaux

Macroscopic fibers of single-wall carbon nanotube bundles were generated in an electric arc experiment in carbon monoxide helium mixtures. The fibers have diameters between 0.1 and 0.5 mm and reached length,, up to 2.5 cm. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy shocked that the fibers consist predominantly of bundles of single wall carbon nanotube and metal particles but very little contamination of other carbon products. X-ray diffraction measurements suggest a preferable orientation of the nanotubes along the fiber axis.

Domaines: Matériaux; Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]; Matériaux; Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

H Kanzow, R Almairac, E Pradeau, Vincent Jourdain, Saïd Tahir, et al.. Macroscopic fibers of carbon nanotubes produced by electric arc discharge. 15th International Winter School on Electronic Properties on Novel Materials, Mar 2001, KIRCHBERG (AUSTRIA), France. pp.568-571. ⟨hal-00656976⟩