From Newspaper Substrate to Nanotubes—Analysis of Carbonized Soot Grown on Kaolin Sized Newsprint

Herein, we report the successful use of newspaper as a substrate for the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with intriguing results demonstrating that (a) the large surface area of newspaper stock allows for SWCNT growth and (b) only newspaper produc...

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Main Authors: Bruce E. Brinson, Varun Shenoy Gangoli, Anjli Kumar, Robert H. Hauge, W. Wade Adams, Andrew R. Barron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:C
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/5/4/66