CaH2-assisted low temperature synthesis of metallic magnetic nanoparticle-loaded multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Liis Seinberg; Shinpei Yamamoto; Masahiko Tsujimoto; Yoji Kobayashi; Mikio Takano; Hiroshi Kageyama

doi:10.1039/c4cc01592d

CaH2-assisted low temperature synthesis of metallic magnetic nanoparticle-loaded multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jul 4;50(52):6866-8. doi: 10.1039/c4cc01592d.

Authors

Liis Seinberg¹, Shinpei Yamamoto, Masahiko Tsujimoto, Yoji Kobayashi, Mikio Takano, Hiroshi Kageyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.

PMID: 24837804
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc01592d

Abstract

We studied synthesis of Ni or Fe nanoparticle-loaded multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by pyrolyzing metal organic salts with CaH2, a very strong reductant. The use of CaH2 lowered the formation temperature of MWCNTs down to 400 °C without the use of toxic halogen-containing precursors and assistance of plasma.