Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Tellurium Nanoparticles by Alcohol CVD

被引:6
作者
Qian, Yong [1 ,2 ]
Huang, Shaoming [1 ]
Bai, Yanhu [1 ]
Chen, Jiangying [1 ]
Zhang, Lijie [1 ]
Guang, Weipeng [1 ]
Wang, Shan [1 ]
机构
[1] Wenzhou Univ, Nanomat & Chem Key Lab, Wenzhou 325027, Peoples R China
[2] Nanjing Univ, Fac Chem & Chem Engn, Nanjing 210081, Peoples R China
关键词
Catalyst; Carbon Nanotubes; Growth of SWNTs; Semiconducting SWNTs; Tellurium; CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; GOLD PARTICLES; MECHANISM; CATALYST; LONG; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; ARRAYS;
D O I
10.1002/cvde.200806772
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
In this paper, we demonstrate that semiconductor Te is an effective catalyst for the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The results show that the SWNTs from Te and EtOH have better conductivity, and better structural uniformity with less defects than those from Fe/Mo nanoparticles. This new element provides not only an alternative catalyst for SWNT growth, but also a way to a generate high percentage (92.2%) of superlong semiconducting SWNT (s-SWNT) arrays. The generation of such a high percentage of s-SWNT arrays will represent a big step forward in the controlled growth of semiconducting SWNTs for electronics applications, and also make possible the exploration of some other nanometer-sized tools, such as nano-thermometers.
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页码:136 / 142
页数:7
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