Pulsed anodic arc discharge for the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials

Corbella, Carles; Portal, Sabine; Zolotukhin, Denis B.; Martinez, Luis; Lin, Li; Kundrapu, Madhusudhan N.; Keidar, Michael

doi:10.1088/1361-6595/ab123c

Pulsed anodic arc discharge for the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials

Journal Article · Fri Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Plasma Sources Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ab123c· OSTI ID:1595712

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George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Tech-X Corporation
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Tomsk State Univ. of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Russia)
Tech-X Corp., Boulder, CO (United States)

Pulsed arc discharges can improve arc control and tailor the ablation process in the production of 1D and 2D nanostructures from carbon anodes. In this work, low-dimensional carbon nanoparticles have been generated by means of anodic arc discharge in helium atmosphere excited with a square-wave modulated signal (1–5 Hz, 10% duty cycle). The discharges were performed between two graphite electrodes with maximal peak current of 250 A and maximal voltage of 65 V. The erosion rates and conversion efficiency of the ablated anode are compared to reference samples grown in DC steady arc mode. Ablation rates in pulsed arcs are typically of the order of 1 mg/s. Combination of fast Langmuir probe diagnostics and optical emission spectroscopy provided plasma parameters of the discharges at the arc column. Ranges of 10¹⁶–10¹⁷ m^-3 for electron density and 0.5–2.0 eV for electron temperature are estimated. The obtained samples were characterized with Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The deposit on the cathode after pulsed arc consisted of carbon nanostructures such as graphene nano-platelets and carbon nanotubes. Erosion dynamics of pulsed arc discharge has been described in terms of a global model and compared to steady arc discharge. A correlation is identified among discharge regimes, optical emission patterns and ablation modes. In conclusion, pulsed anodic arc discharge is a very efficient source of carbon nanomaterials. The large control of the discharge characteristics will permit to tailor accurately the production and the properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene. Here, this deposition method is promising for the fabrication of semiconducting nanomaterials with tuneable electrical and optical properties.

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Research Organization:: Tech-X Corp., Boulder, CO (United States); George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0015767

OSTI ID:: 1595712

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22997052

Journal Information:: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Journal Name: Plasma Sources Science and Technology Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 28; ISSN 1361-6595

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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