Thermally Agitated Self Assembled Carbon Nanotubes and the Scenario of Extrinsic Defects

Chernet Amente¹, Keya Dharamvir²

¹Physics Department, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
²Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

DOI: 10.4236/wjnse.2015.51003                

Abstract

Employing the arc discharge method we prepared carbon nanotubes, CNTs, in open air deionized water. Their morphology was studied varying the annealing temperature and characterizing by Raman Spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-Ray Diffractogram (XRD) and Energy Dispersion X-Ray (EDX). According to the study, the CNTs are found self-assembled where the graphene sheets and/or defects are observed sort out themselves with enhancement of temperature.

Keywords

Arc Discharge, Carbon Nanotubes, Defects, Self Assembling, Thermal Agitation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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