Specific surface area of carbon nanotubes and bundles of carbon nanotubes

Alain Peigney (1) , Christophe Laurent (1) , Emmanuel Flahaut (1) , Revathi Bacsa (1) , Abel Rousset (1)

1 CIRIMAT - Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux

The theoretical external specific surface area of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes and of carbon nanotube bundles is calculated as a function of their characteristics (diameter, number of walls, number of nanotubes in a bundle). The results are reported in diagrams and tables useful to correlate the microscopic characteristics and the specific surface area of samples. The calculated values are in good agreement with the microscopic characteristics and the specific surface area measurements which have been previously reported in the literature. The specific surface area is a macroscopic parameter which can be helpful to adjust the synthesis conditions of carbon nanotubes.

Mots clés: Carbon nanotubes; BET surface area; Surface areas

Domaines: Matériaux

Alain Peigney, Christophe Laurent, Emmanuel Flahaut, Revathi Bacsa, Abel Rousset. Specific surface area of carbon nanotubes and bundles of carbon nanotubes. Carbon, 2001, vol. 39, pp. 507-514. ⟨10.1016/S0008-6223(00)00155-X⟩. ⟨hal-01003709⟩