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22003 Carbon Nanotubes I: Synthesis
OverviewThis session focuses on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and other carbon nanostructures. Papers discussing new synthesis methods or innovative improvements to existing methods are appropriate. New methods to increase purity and yield are relevant, including post-synthetic processing.
Primary SponsorNanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

Martin Schmid
Head of Strategic Innovation Projects Carbon Nanotubes
Bayer MaterialScience AG
C 151
Leverkusen, 51368
Germany
Phone Number: 49-214-30-44736
Fax Number: 49-214-30-9644736
Email: martin.schmid@bayermaterialscience.com

CoChair

Matteo Pasquali
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University
6100 Main Street MS 362
Houston, TX 77005
Phone Number: (713) 348-5830
Fax Number: (713) 348-5478
Email: mp@rice.edu

CoChair

Karl Johnson
University of Pittsburgh
1249 Benedum Hall
Department of Chemical Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: 412 624 5644
Fax Number: 412 624 9639
Email: karlj@pitt.edu
N,M Selectivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Different Carbon Precursors on Co-Mo Catalysts
Yuan Chen1, Bo Wang1, Patrick Chun Hwa Poa2, Li Wei1, Yanhui Yang1 and Lain-Jong Li3, (1)School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore, (2)Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Singapore, Singapore, (3)School of Materials Science And Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Chirality Selectivity In The Catalyzed Growth Of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Perla B. Balbuena, Jin Zhao and Diego Gomez-Gualdron, Texas A&M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3122
In-Situ Tem Observations For Selective Synthesis Of Carbon Nanotubes
Renu Sharma1, Peter Rez2, Megan M. Brown3, Gaohui Du4 and Michael M.J. Treacy3, (1)Center fo Solid State Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Physics and School of Materials, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (3)Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (4)LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
Dendrimer-Assisted Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Thermal Interface Conductance
Placidus B. Amama1, Baratunde A. Cola2, Timothy D. Sands2, Xianfan Xu2 and Timothy S. Fisher2, (1)Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University, 1205 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057, (2)Purdue University, 1205 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057
Continuous-Flow Microreactor Synthesis Of Metal Nanoparticles For Catalytic Production Of Carbon Nanotubes
Wei-Hung Chiang and R. Mohan Sankaran, Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7217
Growth of Microarrays of Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Catalyst Coated Alumina Nanostructures
Cary L. Pint1, Sean Pheasant1, Kent Coulter2, Nolan Nicholas3, Howard K. Schmidt4, Matteo Pasquali5 and Robert H. Hauge6, (1)Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Rice University, 6100 Main St, MS 100, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78228, (3)Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Str, Houston, TX 77005, (4)Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Rice University, 6100 South Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (5)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS 362, Houston, TX 77005, (6)Smalley Institute, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS 362, Houston, TX 77005
Control of Diameter during Cnt Synthesis in the Three Methods
Kal Renganathan Sharma, Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Prairie View A & M University, PO Box 519 MS 2505, A. E. Greaux Building, Room 206C, Prairie View, TX 77446

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