Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

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Size Control of Gold Nanoparticles by Heat Treatment and Its Use as a Catalyst for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Growth

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  • Lee, Seung-Hwan (Department of Nano Applied Engineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Jeong, Goo-Hwan (Department of Nano Applied Engineering, Kangwon National University)
  • 이승환 (강원대학교 나노응용공학과) ;
  • 정구환 (강원대학교 나노응용공학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.07
  • Accepted : 2013.12.03
  • Published : 2013.12.27
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Abstract

We demonstrated size control of Au nanoparticles by heat treatment and their use as a catalyst for single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) growth with narrow size distribution. We used uniformly sized Au nanoparticles from commercial Au colloid, and intentionally decreased their size through heat treatment at 800 oC under atmospheric Ar ambient. ST-cut quartz wafers were used as growth substrates to achieve parallel alignment of the SWNTs and to investigate the size relationship between Au nanoparticles and SWNTs. After the SWNTs were grown via chemical vapor deposition using methane gas, it was found that a high degree of horizontal alignment can be obtained when the particle density is low enough to produce individual SWNTs. The diameter of the Au nanoparticles gradually decreased from 3.8 to 2.9 nm, and the mean diameter of the SWNTs also changed from 1.6 to 1.2 nm for without and 60 min heat treatment, respectively. Raman results reconfirmed that the prolonged heat treatment of nanoparticles yields thinner tubes with narrower size distribution. This work demonstrated that heat treatment can be a straightforward and reliable method to control the size of catalytic nanoparticles and SWNT diameter.

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