Reactor Design for Low-Temperature Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
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This paper reports on the design of novel reactor for low-temperature growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes (VACNTs). Two mechanisms for selective heating catalytic nanoparticles were investigated: (i) a heating from exothermic reaction of catalytic oxidation and (ii) an induction heating. The requirements for efficient induction heating catalytic particles of size varying from micron to 100s nanometers are discussed.
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