Nitrogen-mediated manufacturing method of transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid materials
US7897131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material using nitrogen as a medium. The present invention is characterized in that nitrogen-added carbon nanotube is grown in the presence of metal catalyst particles by reacting an hydrocarbon gas with a nitrogen gas by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and a transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material where a transition metal is uniformly attached to the entire carbon nanotube structure in which nitrogen with a great chemical reactivity is added as heterogeneous elements is chemically manufactured. Therefore, the present invention does not use an acid treatment required to attach transition-metal atoms to the carbon-nanotube, a surface treating process using a surfactant and the like and an inhibitor for preventing the coagulation of the transition metal so that a simplification of the process is obtained and the method is an environment-friendly method. The transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material manufactured by the above can be applied variously as a hydrogen storage material, a catalyst material, an electric field emission device and an electrode material.
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