|
Supplier |
Product |
Method |
Mean diameter
(nm) |
Catalyst |
Purity |
Experimental data collected |
Price (per gram) |
Overall Ranking |
| TGA |
XRD |
Raman |
TEM |
AFM |
Other |
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BuckyUSA |
MWNT |
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$100 |
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MWNT-P |
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$150 |
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SWNT |
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$250 |
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SWNT-P |
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$750 |
|
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Carbolex |
SWNTs |
|
1.4 |
Ni, Y |
70-90% |
|
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|
SEM |
$60-$100 |
|
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Carbon Solution |
AP-SWNT |
electric arc |
1.45±0.2 |
Co, Ni |
40-60% |
|
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SEM |
$50 |
|
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RFP-SWNT |
60-80% |
|
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SEM |
$250 |
|
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P2-SWNT |
70-90% |
 |
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$400 |
|
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Catalytic Materials
|
MWNT |
|
10 |
Co, Ni |
99% |
|
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|
$40-60 |
|
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CNI&Rice |
Tubes@Rice |
PLV |
1.2±0.2 |
Co, Ni |
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HiPco |
HiPco |
1.1±0.5 |
Fe |
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CNI. |
purified SWNT |
HiPco |
1.1±0.5 |
Fe |
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$500 |
|
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Fluorinated SWNT |
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$900 |
|
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CNRI (no website) |
MWNT |
CVD |
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<$1 |
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GZ Energy (China) |
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Helix Material |
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ILJIN, Korea |
SWNT |
Arc |
1.4±0.1 |
Co, Ni |
|
☼ |
☼ |
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Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
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MER
|
SWNT |
Arc |
|
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50-80 |
|
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MWNT |
|
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|
7-25 |
|
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Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials Inc. |
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Nanocarblab (Russia) |
SWNT |
Arc |
1.2-1.4 |
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Nanocs Inc. |
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Nanocyl (Belgium) |
Nanocyl-SWNTs |
CVD |
2(0.7-4) |
Co |
>70% |
☼ |
|
☼ |
☼ |
|
PIXE |
|
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|
Nanocyl-DWNTs |
CVD |
2.8 |
Co |
>80% |
☼ |
|
☼ |
☼ |
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| Nanocyl-MWNTs |
CVD |
10-15 |
Co |
>90% |
☼ |
|
☼ |
☼ |
|
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Nanofutech Ltd (UK) |
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NanoLab
|
DWNT |
CVD |
4
± 1 |
|
>95% |
|
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|
$500 |
|
|
MWNT |
15 ± 5 /30 ± 15 |
|
>95% |
|
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|
|
$125-165 |
|
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NanoLedge
(France) |
SWNT |
Arc Discharge |
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$65-85 |
|
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DWNT |
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Nanoamor
|
SWNT |
CVD |
0.8-1.6 |
|
>90% |
|
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$85-210 |
|
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DWNT |
<5.0 |
|
>90% |
|
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$85-210 |
|
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MWNT |
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Rosseter Holdings Ltd (Cyprus) |
MWNT |
Liquid-phase Self-regulated Arc |
|
Co, Ni |
|
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$20-25 |
|
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SES Research |
Multiwall |
Arc |
1.2-20 |
|
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110 |
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Multiwall, purified |
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170 |
|
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Single-wall |
Arc |
1.2-1.4 |
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375 |
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Single-wall, purified |
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950 |
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Shenzhen Nanotech
|
SWNT |
CVD |
0.8-2 |
|
>50% |
|
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MWNT |
CVD |
10.0-100 |
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Sun Nanotech Co Ltd (China) |
MWNT |
CVD |
10-30 |
|
>80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1.5-2 |
|
|
MWNT-P |
|
>90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2.5-3 |
|
|
SWeNT |
SWNT |
CoMoCAT |
0.8±0.1 |
|
>90% |
|
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