Motaung, DEMoodley, MKManikandan, ECoville, NJ2010-08-252010-08-252010Motaung, DE, et al. 2010. In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 107(4), pp 0443080021-8979http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4213Copyright: 2010 American Institute of PhysicsSingle-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are unique one-dimensional nanostructure with extraordinary electronic, thermal, optical, and mechanical properties. These properties make SWCNTs suitable materials for a wide range of advanced technological applications. In this study, the authors have applied in situ optical emission spectroscopy (OES) to study the plasma in the laser-furnace method to synthesize SWCNTs. In particular, the authors have investigated the temporal and spatial behavior of C2 as well as the electron density and electron temperature. In addition, synthesized materials were characterized by Raman spectroscopy. With these results the authors reveal the first experimental evidence for the early nucleation and rapid growth of SWCNTsenSingle-walled carbon nanotubesSWCNTOptical emission spectroscopyOESRaman spectroscopyCarbon nanotubesPhysicsArticleMotaung, D., Moodley, M., Manikandan, E., & Coville, N. (2010). In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4213Motaung, DE, MK Moodley, E Manikandan, and NJ Coville "In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4213Motaung D, Moodley M, Manikandan E, Coville N. In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4213.TY - Article AU - Motaung, DE AU - Moodley, MK AU - Manikandan, E AU - Coville, NJ AB - Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are unique one-dimensional nanostructure with extraordinary electronic, thermal, optical, and mechanical properties. These properties make SWCNTs suitable materials for a wide range of advanced technological applications. In this study, the authors have applied in situ optical emission spectroscopy (OES) to study the plasma in the laser-furnace method to synthesize SWCNTs. In particular, the authors have investigated the temporal and spatial behavior of C2 as well as the electron density and electron temperature. In addition, synthesized materials were characterized by Raman spectroscopy. With these results the authors reveal the first experimental evidence for the early nucleation and rapid growth of SWCNTs DA - 2010 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Single-walled carbon nanotubes KW - SWCNT KW - Optical emission spectroscopy KW - OES KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Carbon nanotubes KW - Physics LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 0021-8979 T1 - In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes TI - In situ optical emission study on the role of C2 in the synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4213 ER -