Abstract
As described in this paper, we report the first successful trial of a facile carbon nanotube synthesis method yielding high-quality multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) using low current arc discharge in water. The low current arc (10 A, 20 V) discharge system obviated nearly all complex and expensive machinery that is usually required. Using this method, the low current underwater arc discharge process produced carbon nanotubes simply, easily, and inexpensively.
