A rapid growth of aligned carbon nanotube films and high-aspect-ratio arrays

被引:9
作者
Zhu, LB [1 ]
Xu, JW
Xiu, YH
Hess, DW
Wong, CP
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Chem & Biomol Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
carbon nanotubes; chemical vapor deposition; high aspect ratio; electron microscopy; nanomaterials;
D O I
10.1007/BF02692435
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) make them attractive for microelectronic applications, especially for interconnects and nanoscale devices. In this paper, we report an efficient process to grow well-aligned CNT Films and high-aspect-ratio CNT arrays with very high area distribution density (> 1600 mu m(-2)). Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was invoked to deposit highly aligned CNTs on Al2O3/Fe coated silicon substrates of several square centimeter area using ethylene as the carbon source, and argon and hydrogen as carrier gases. The nanotubes grew at a high rate of -100 mu m/min. for nanotube films at 800 degrees C, while the nanotube arrays grew at -140 mu m/min. even at 750 degrees C, due to the base growth mode. The CNTs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results demonstrated that the CNTs are of high purity and form densely aligned arrays with controllable size and height. The as-grown CNT structures have considerable potential for thermal management and electrical interconnects for microelectronic devices.
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页数:5
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