Issue 10, 2010

Single-step synthesis and magnetic separation of graphene and carbon nanotubes in arc discharge plasmas

Abstract

The unique properties of graphene and carbon nanotubes made them the most promising nanomaterials attracting enormous attention, due to the prospects for applications in various nanodevices, from nanoelectronics to sensors and energy conversion devices. Here we report on a novel deterministic, single-step approach to simultaneous production and magnetic separation of graphene flakes and carbon nanotubes in an arc discharge by splitting the high-temperature growth and low-temperature separation zones using a non-uniform magnetic field and tailor-designed catalyst alloy, and depositing nanotubes and graphene in different areas. Our results are very relevant to the development of commercially-viable, single-step production of bulk amounts of high-quality graphene.

Graphical abstract: Single-step synthesis and magnetic separation of graphene and carbon nanotubes in arc discharge plasmas

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jun 2010
Accepted
20 Jul 2010
First published
16 Aug 2010

Nanoscale, 2010,2, 2281-2285

Single-step synthesis and magnetic separation of graphene and carbon nanotubes in arc discharge plasmas

O. Volotskova, I. Levchenko, A. Shashurin, Y. Raitses, K. Ostrikov and M. Keidar, Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 2281 DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00416B

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