Abstract

Free-standing aligned carbon nanotubes have previously been grown above 700°C on mesoporous silica embedded with iron nanoparticles. Here, carbon nanotubes aligned over areas up to several square centimeters were grown on nickel-coated glass below 666°C by plasma-enhanced hot filament chemical vapor deposition. Acetylene gas was used as the carbon source and ammonia gas was used as a catalyst and dilution gas. Nanotubes with controllable diameters from 20 to 400 nanometers and lengths from 0.1 to 50 micrometers were obtained. Using this method, large panels of aligned carbon nanotubes can be made under conditions that are suitable for device fabrication.

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Carbon nanotubeMaterials scienceAcetyleneChemical vapor depositionFrit compressionCarbon fibersNanotechnologyFabricationChemical engineeringNanometreCarbon nanofiberMesoporous materialPotential applications of carbon nanotubesNanoparticleCarbon nanotube supported catalystCatalysisComposite materialNanotubeOptical properties of carbon nanotubesComposite numberChemistryOrganic chemistry

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Year
1998
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article
Volume
282
Issue
5391
Pages
1105-1107
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2458
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Zhi Ren, Zhiwei Huang, Jiasai Xu et al. (1998). Synthesis of Large Arrays of Well-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Glass. Science , 282 (5391) , 1105-1107. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5391.1105

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10.1126/science.282.5391.1105