title: Synthesis of nearly uniform single-walled carbon nanotubes using identical metal-containing molecular nanoclusters as catalysts.
abstract: Uniform and small-diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been produced using identical molecular nanoclusters containing Fe and Mo atoms with a defined molecular formula and a specific structure as catalysts in a chemical vapor deposition method. The average diameter of the SWNTs produced in these experiments is 1.0 nm with a standard deviation for the diameter distribution of 17%. The diameters of SWNTs were obtained by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Laurie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu