Synthesis of high yield and cost effective Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Evaporation Method and their Characterization

Carbon Nanotubes are providing a fascinating area of research now a days because of their unique properties like high tensile strength, stiffness, elasticity and biodegradability. The field of nanotechnology and nanoscience push their investigation forward to produce CNTs with suitable parameters for future applications. It is evident that new approaches of their synthesis need to be developed and optimized. CNTs can be synthesized by various methods like arc deposition, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition, electrochemical synthesis, flame synthesis etc. In this work, pure and high yield CNTs are synthesized by some rarely used way of arc discharge deposition which involves arc discharge in distilled water in contrary to standard used deposition in a gas atmosphere. In addition, I have purified the CNTs and then characterized them by X-ray Diffraction techniques, FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy.