Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes incorporated with MgO nanoparticles

Abstract

For the replacement of industrial materials that are scarce and very expensive, new alternative substances were produced by synthesizing nano materials. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method was used to synthesize two types of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from soot carbon nanotubes [soot CNTs] and coal carbon nanotubes [coal CNTs] in this study. The soot and coal CNTs samples were incorporated with molar concentrations *0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9) of MgO. Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Xray Diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the soot (MgO) and coal (MgO) CNTs samples. CNTs were formed successfully, according to the results of the FT-IR technique. The results of the XRD of the d-spacing, crystals size and density of the magnesium oxide (MgO) integrated into (soot and coal CNTs) or [soot (MgO) and coal (MgO)] CNTs samples were calculated. The impact of the ratios of MgO on CNTs samples’ structural properties was calculated. The phases of MgO and its crystalline structure are shown by the XRD method. The study method and results are analyzed in detail.