Synthesis of millimeter-long vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays on aluminum oxide buffer prepared by layer-by-layer assembly of boehmite nanoplates

被引:9
作者
Wang, Haitao [1 ]
Na, Chongzheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Civil & Environm Engn & Earth Sci, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
GROWTH; NANOPARTICLES;
D O I
10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.034
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
To synthesize vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VA-CNT) arrays longer than a millimeter using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), aluminum oxide buffer has to be deposited on supporting substrates to prevent diffusion and aggregation of catalyst nanoparticles. Currently, reliable deposition has to be made using expensive and time-consuming e-beam evaporation or thermal sputtering. Here, we report a simple, low-cost, and scalable method for buffer preparation using layer-by-layer assembly of boehmite nanoplates followed by thermal annealing. On top of buffer prepared using this method, we have grown VA-CNT arrays consisting of CNTs with a length of 1.3(+/- 0.1) mm, an inner diameter of 5.6(+/- 1.3) nm, and a wall number of 4(+/- 1) by using CVD with iron as catalyst and ethylene as carbon source. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:727 / 729
页数:3
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