Carbon Nanotube Fabrication at Industrial Scale: Opportunities and Challenges
arXiv:1909.01242 · doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-813351-4.00010-9
Abstract
Careful research on different materials reveals that the material properties are mostly affected by the size of it. Material size down to nanometer scale exhibits some remarkable properties, resulting in unique physical and chemical characteristics. In todays world of nanotechnology, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a high priority material because of their exclusive structure, novel characteristics with enormous potential in many technological applications. Till date chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is the preferred and widely used technique among different CNT growth methods, because of its potential advantage to produce CNTs of high purity, large yield with ease of scale up and low setup cost. This article provides an overview of different CVD methods for industrial scale fabrication of CNTs. The influence of material aspect, viz. catalyst type, catalyst support, and growth control aspect, viz. process temperature, pressure, catalyst concentration, are discussed. Additionally, possible growth mechanisms concerning CNT formation are described. Finally, the key challenges of the process are addressed with future perspective.
carbon nanotubes, chemical vapor deposition
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