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Complex Phenomenal Growth of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Conventional Arc Discharge Process

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A number of morphological features of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been reported, as conducted through field emission scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope (TEM), which were synthesized by conventional arc discharge process. The observation of a classical variety of structural feature from TEM, some of them not reported before, has been used to make interpretation from existing growth models. Mechanism and kinetics of different types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes have been also discussed. Results indicated that formation of pentagonal, heptagonal and pentagonal-heptagonal carbon rings play vital role in the formation of Complex structure of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).

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Authors would like to thanks department of Mechanical Engineering IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and department of Mechanical Engineering B. I. T Sindri for providing research facilities to carry out research work.

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Chaudhary, S.K., Singh, K.K. Complex Phenomenal Growth of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Conventional Arc Discharge Process. Trans Indian Inst Met 74, 2043–2048 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02316-4

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