IDEI63EN

Project name: Novel laser ablation-assisted technique for pure single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis

Contract no.: 63/05/10/2011

Project Code: PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-1017

Project category: IDEI

Subprogram: Program cercetare exploratorie-PCE

Project Manager: Ion MORJAN

Coordonator: Institutul National pentru Fizica Laserilor, Plasmei si Radiatiei

Project Summary:
The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are new allotropes of carbon. Due to their outstanding electrical, mechanical and optical properties, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTS) are one of the most promising building blocks for the future development of functional nanostructures.
Unfortunately, all known methods for CNTs growth, arc-discharge, laser vaporization, chemical vapor deposition, are delivering carbon soot which contains many undesirable impurities such as amorphous carbon, metallic catalyst particle, non-cylindrical carbon. Moreover, the CNTs are usually growing in bundles driven by powerful van der Waals forces with different diameters, lengths and chiralities and are often presenting a couple of defects.
Taking into account the above mentioned considerations we are proposing a new setup for laser vaporization technique with the ultimate purpose to synthesize high purity SWCNTS with less defects and narrow diameter distribution.
The proposed new technique is based on laser ablation with two colliding plasma plumes in a reverse background gas flow. The dual target off-axis ablation configuration will avoid the particulates presence in the collected soot. The proposed technique provides several advantages in comparison with existing methods and can be implemented easily for other types of materials.
The proposed project is aiming to demonstrate the advantages of an original synthesis technique and to apply it for SWCNTs growth, one of the most promising advanced materials.

Phase I - 15.12.2011 (click here for scientific report)

Value phase I: 62,500 lei

Phase II - 15.12.2012 (click here for scientific report)

Value phase II: 525,000 lei

Phase III - 15.12.2013 (click here for scientific report)

Value phase III: 231,389.06 lei

Phase IV - 05.12.2014 (click here for scientific report)

Value phase IV: 200,000 lei

Phase IV - 03.10.2015

Phase V – 31.12.2015 (click here for phase scientific report)
Value phase V: 180,232 lei

Phase VI – 31.12.2016 (click here for phase scientific report)
Value phase VI: 300 878,94 lei
(Dissemination 2016

Dissemination

[1] C. Luculescu, I. Morjan, E. Popovici, METODĂ DE SINTEZĂ DE MATERIALE PURE PRIN ABLAŢIE LASER ÎN FLUX DIRECT DIN ŢINTE MULTIPLE NEPARALELE, aplicatie brevet OSIM nr. A 00936 / 04.12.2012
[2] I. Morjan, E. Popovici, C. Luculescu, INSTALAŢIE DE SINTEZĂ MULTIFUNCŢIONALĂ DE MARE PRODUCTIVITATE CU LASER CW CU CO2 DE NANOTUBURI CARBONICE, aplicatie brevet OSIM nr. A 00935 / 04.12.2012
[3]. E. Popovici, I. Morjan, FILTRU ELECTROSTATIC CU MARE DEBIT, RECUPERATOR DE PULBERI NANOSTRUCTURATE, SINTETIZATE PRIN PIROLIZA CU LASER, DIN PRECURSORI LICHIZI SAU GAZOŞI, Buletinul Oficial de Proprietate Industrial.-BOPI, Sectiunea Brevete de Inventie, 5/2013, din 30.05.2013, pg. 17-18
[4]. C.R. Luculescu, I. Morjan, E. Popovici, Metoda de sinteza de materiale pure prin ablatie laser in flux invers din tinte multiple neparalele, cerere OSIM A00947/03.12.2014

[5]. C.L. Gavrila-Florescu, Ion Morjan, E. Popovici, C. Luculescu, Iuliana Morjan, A.D. Badoi, Dispozitiv de procesare a precursorilor gazosi si solizi pentru obtinerea de nanotuburi carbonice de productivitate mare utilizand un laser CW cu CO2, cerere OSIM A00946/03.12.2014

STAFF LIST FOR PROJECT IDEI 63 - finace source UEFISCDI
1. Morjan Ion - project manager
2. Gavrila-Florescu Lavinia
3. Ilie Georgiana Alina
4. Luculescu Catalin
5. Morjan Iuliana
6. Simon Elena
7. Popovici Ernest
8. Vasile Eugeniu