Chemical vapor deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes from nickel/yttria-stabilized zirconia catalysts

A. S. Ferlauto; D. Z. De Florio; F. C. Fonseca; V. Esposito; R. Muccillo; E. Traversa; L. O. Ladeira

doi:10.1007/s00339-006-3617-x

Chemical vapor deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes from nickel/yttria-stabilized zirconia catalysts

A. S. Ferlauto^*, D. Z. De Florio, F. C. Fonseca, V. Esposito, R. Muccillo, E. Traversa, L. O. Ladeira

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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) were produced by chemical vapor deposition using yttria-stabilized zirconia/nickel (YSZ/Ni) catalysts. The catalysts were obtained by a liquid mixture technique that resulted in fine dispersed nanoparticles of NiO supported in the YSZ matrix. High quality MWNT having smooth walls, few defects, and low amounts of by-products such as amorphous carbon were obtained, even from catalysts with large Ni concentrations (>50wt.∈%). By adjusting the experimental parameters, such as flux of the carbon precursor (ethylene) and Ni concentration, both the MWNT morphology and the process yield could be controlled. The resulting YSZ/Ni/MWNT composites can be interesting due to their mixed ionic-electronic transport properties, which could be useful in electrochemical applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	271-276
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume	84
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-006-3617-x
State	Published - Aug 2006
Externally published	Yes

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