Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes on graphene layers†
Takahiro Maruyama,Hiroki Kondo,Koji Kimoto,Takuro Nagai,Sumio Iijima
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 04/22/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5CC02208H
Abstract

Here, we report the synthesis of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes with a narrow diameter distribution between 0.67 and 1.1 nm via chemical vapour deposition on graphene layers using Pt catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes on graphene layers