1 Introduction Fig.1 High resolution TEM image of FWNTs Although Single walled carbon nanotubes have shown tremendous potential in many applications due to their unique electrical and mechanical properties, the lack of a large scale synthesis method at lo 1 Introduction Fig.1 High resolution TEM image of FWNTs Although Single walled carbon nanotubes have shown tremendous potential in many applications due to their unique electrical and mechanical properties, the lack of a large scale synthesis method at lo