Methods for growing long carbon single-walled nanotubes

摘要: Methods and processes for synthesizing single-wall carbon nanotubes are provided. A precursor gas is contacted with metal catalysts deposited on a support material. The preferably nanoparticles having diameters less than about 3 nm. reaction temperature selected such that it near the eutectic point of mixture catalyst particles carbon. Further, rate at which hydrocarbons fed into reactor equivalent to formation SWNTs given synthesis temperature. methods produce single-walled longer lengths.