Carbon Nanotube Synthesis

Laser Furnace YAG or CO2 laser aimed at carbon target containing catalytic metals SWNT diameter depends on furnace temperature and catalyst (Ni-Y large, Rh-Pd small)

Yoshinori Ando, Xinluo Zhao, Toshiki Sugai, and Mukul Kumar, “Growing Carbon Nanotubes,” Materials Today, Oct 2004, pages 22-49.