Abstract

Carbon nanoparticles including both nanofilaments and nanotubes produced by an electrochemical deposition method from organic solutions at room temperature, in which the formation and growth of carbon nanoparticles are stimulated by the catalyst, such as iron and nickel. It has been found that the electrochemical deposition conditions have a strong influence on the growth phenomenon of the carbon nanotubes. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmitting electron microscope (TEM) characterizations show that the diameter of nanotubes is of the order of approximately 100 nm, and the length of filaments can be up to approximately 50 .mu.m, depending on the size of catalyst particles.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 6,758,957

Application Serial Number

10/119,414

Issue Date

7-6-2004

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Sciences

Department

Physics

Allowance Date

2-26-2004

Filing Date

4-9-2002

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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