Title :
Simulation of Carbon Arc Discharge for the Synthesis of Nanotubes
Author :
Kundrapu, Madhusudhan ; Levchenko, Igor ; Ostrikov, K. ; Keidar, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Arc discharge ablation with a catalyst-filled carbon anode in a helium background was used for the synthesis of graphene and carbon nanotubes. In this paper, we present the results of the numerical simulation of the distribution of various plasma parameters in discharge, as well as the distribution of carbon flux on the nanotube surface, for the typical discharge with an arc current of 60 A and a background gas pressure of 68 kPa.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); carbon nanotubes; catalysts; graphene; nanofabrication; numerical analysis; plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; C; arc current; arc discharge ablation; carbon arc discharge simulation; carbon flux; carbon nanotubes; catalyst-filled carbon anode; current 60 A; gas pressure; graphene nanotubes; numerical simulation; plasma parameters; pressure 68 kPa; Anodes; Arc discharges; Carbon; Mathematical model; Nanotubes; Plasma temperature; Arc discharges; carbon nanotubes; magnetohydrodynamics; nanoparticles; plasma simulation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2160366
