Cantoro, M and Hofmann, S and Pisana, S and Ducati, C and Parvez, A and Ferrari, AC and Robertson, J (2006) Effects of pre-treatment and plasma enhancement on chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes from ultra-thin catalyst films. Diamond and Related Materials, 15. pp. 1029-1035. ISSN 0925-9635
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We report a detailed study of surface-bound chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers from evaporated transition metal catalysts exposed to ammonia diluted acetylene. We show that a reduction of the Fe/Co catalyst film thickness below 3 nm results into a transition from large diameter (> 40 nm), bamboo-like nanofibers to small diameter (similar to 5 nm) multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The nanostructuring of ultrathin catalyst films critically depends on the gas atmosphere, with the resulting island distribution initiating the carbon nucleation. Compared to purely thermal chemical vapor deposition, we find that, for small diameter nanotube growth, DC plasma assistance is detrimental to graphitization and sample homogeneity and cannot prevent an early catalyst poisoning. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Apr-Aug Effects of pre-treatment and plasma enhancement on chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes from ultra-thin catalyst films Sp. Iss. SI 065JU Times Cited:10 Cited References Count:29 English |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | nanotubes growth arrays fe nanofibers plasma cvd chemical vapor deposition particle |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Depositing User: | Cron Job |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2011 15:46 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2013 11:15 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diamond.2006.01.007 |
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