To Study the Effect of Catalyst on the Physical Parameters of Carbon Spheres

<p>The discovery of fullerenes has opened up modern studies in carbon materials. Carbon nanoparticles have a large surface area and demonstrate good conductivity. Their unique properties has gained attention in many areas such as water filtration, hydrogen storage and battery electrodes. In this research, carbon spheres with high specific area and uniformity were grown using the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process with silicon substrates, ethylene (C2H4) as a carbon precursor and argon as the inert gas. We observe that the morphology of carbon spheres largely depend on the experimental conditions, including CVD time duration, temperature, catalyst and flow of gases. This thesis discusses the synthesis and effects of catalyst on carbon spheres.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aerospace Engineering

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Mehta, Tejas Shailesh

• catalyst
• physical parameters
• carbon spheres
• Aerospace Engineering
• Structures and Materials

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/170

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1169