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Kim SH. The geometry change of carbon nanofilaments by SF 6incorporation in a thermal chemical vapor deposition system. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN CRYSTAL GROWTH AND CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.6111/jkcgct.2011.21.3.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Koprinarov N, Konstantinova M. Shape diversity in particles obtained by low temperature pyrolysis of ferrocene. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201100006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Liu L, Ma W, Zhang Z. Macroscopic carbon nanotube assemblies: preparation, properties, and potential applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:1504-20. [PMID: 21506264 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201002198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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As classical 1D nanoscale structures, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess remarkable mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties. In the past several years, considerable attention has been paid to the use of CNTs as building blocks for novel high-performance materials. In this way, the production of macroscopic architectures based on assembled CNTs with controlled orientation and configurations is an important step towards their application. So far, various forms of macroscale CNT assemblies have been produced, such as 1D CNT fibers, 2D CNT films/sheets, and 3D aligned CNT arrays or foams. These macroarchitectures, depending on the manner in which they are assembled, display a variety of fascinating features that cannot be achieved using conventional materials. This review provides an overview of various macroscopic CNT assemblies, with a focus on their preparation and mechanical properties as well as their potential applications in practical fields.
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- Luqi Liu
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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Gierling M, Schneeweiss P, Visanescu G, Federsel P, Häffner M, Kern DP, Judd TE, Günther A, Fortágh J. Cold-atom scanning probe microscopy. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 6:446-451. [PMID: 21623359 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Scanning probe microscopes are widely used to study surfaces with atomic resolution in many areas of nanoscience. Ultracold atomic gases trapped in electromagnetic potentials can be used to study electromagnetic interactions between the atoms and nearby surfaces in chip-based systems. Here we demonstrate a new type of scanning probe microscope that combines these two areas of research by using an ultracold gas as the tip in a scanning probe microscope. This cold-atom scanning probe microscope offers a large scanning volume, an ultrasoft tip of well-defined shape and high purity, and sensitivity to electromagnetic forces (including dispersion forces near nanostructured surfaces). We use the cold-atom scanning probe microscope to non-destructively measure the position and height of carbon nanotube structures and individual free-standing nanotubes. Cooling the atoms in the gas to form a Bose-Einstein condensate increases the resolution of the device.
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- M Gierling
- CQ Center for Collective Quantum Phenomena and their Applications, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Zhou W, Yin Z, Sim DH, Zhang H, Ma J, Hng HH, Yan Q. Growth of dandelion-shaped CuInSe2 nanostructures by a two-step solvothermal process. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011. [PMID: 21436506 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/19/195607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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CuInSe(2) (CIS) nanodandelion structures were synthesized by a two-step solvothermal approach. First, InSe nanodandelions were prepared by reacting In(acac)(3) with trioctylphosphine-selenide (TOP-Se) in 1-octadecene (ODE) at 170 °C in the presence of oleic acid. These InSe dandelions were composed of polycrystalline nanosheets with thickness < 10 nm. The size of the InSe dandelions could be tuned within the range of 300 nm-2 µm by adjusting the amount of oleic acid added during the synthesis. The InSe dandelion structures were then reacted with Cu(acac)(2) in the second-step solvothermal process in ODE to form CIS nanodandelions. The band gap of the CIS dandelions was determined from ultraviolet (UV) absorption measurements to be ∼ 1.36 eV, and this value did not show any obvious change upon varying the size of the CIS dandelions. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurements showed that the specific surface area of these CIS dandelion structures was 44.80 m(2) g(-1), which was more than five times higher than that of the CIS quantum dots (e.g. 8.22 m(2) g(-1)) prepared by using reported protocols. A fast photoresponsive behavior was demonstrated in a photoswitching device using the 200 nm CIS dandelions as the active materials, which suggested their possible application in optoelectronic devices.
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- Wenwen Zhou
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Lee D, Cui T. Suspended carbon nanotube nanocomposite beams with a high mechanical strength via layer-by-layer nano-self-assembly. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:165601. [PMID: 21393826 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/16/165601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The fabrication and characterization of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) composite thin film micropatterns and suspended beams prepared by lithography-compatible layer-by-layer (LbL) nano-self-assembly are demonstrated. Negatively charged SWCNTs are assembled with a positively charged polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, and the composite thin film is patterned by oxygen plasma etching with a masking layer of photoresist, resulting in a feature size of 2 µm. Furthermore, the SWCNT nanocomposite stripe pattern with a metal clamp on both ends is released by etching a sacrificial layer of silicon dioxide in the hydrofluoric acid vapor. I-V measurement reveals that the resistance of SWCNT nanocomposite film decreases by 23% upon release, presumably due to the effect of reorientation of CNTs caused by the deflection of about 50 nm. A high Young's modulus is found in a range of 500-800 GPa based on the characterization of a fixed-fixed beam using nanoindentation. This value is much higher than those of the other CNT-polymer composites reported due to organization of structures by self-assembly and higher loading of CNTs. The stiff CNT-polymer composite thin film micropattern and suspended beam have potential applications to novel physical sensors, nanoelectromechanical switches, other M/NEMS devices, etc.
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- Dongjin Lee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Ismagilov RR, Shvets PV, Kharin AY, Obraztsov AN. Noncatalytic synthesis of carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition. CRYSTALLOGR REP+ 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s1063774511010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Teo KBK, Chhowalla M, Amaratunga GAJ, Milne WI, Pirio G, Legagneux P, Wycisk F, Pribat D. Preferential Growth of Carbon Nanotubes/Nanofibers Using Lithographically Patterned Catalysts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-675-w9.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTIn order to utilise the full potential of carbon nanotubes/nanofibers, it is necessary to be able to synthesize well aligned nanotubes/nanofibres at desired locations on a substrate. This paper examines the preferential growth of aligned carbon nanofibres by PECVD using lithographically patterned catalysts. In the PECVD deposition process, amorphous carbon is deposited together with the nanotubes due to the plasma decomposition of the carbon feed gas, in this case, acetylene. The challenge is to uniformly nucleate nanotubes and reduce the unwanted amorphous carbon on both the patterned and unpatterned areas. An etching gas (ammonia) is thus also incorporated into the PECVD process and by appropriately balancing the acetylene to ammonia ratio, conditions are obtained where no unwanted amorphous carbon is deposited. In this paper, we demonstrate high yield, uniform, ‘clean’ and preferential growth of vertically aligned nanotubes using PECVD.
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Dai Q, Rajasekharan R, Butt H, Won K, Wang X, Wilkinson TD, Amaragtunga G. Transparent liquid-crystal-based microlens array using vertically aligned carbon nanofiber electrodes on quartz substrates. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:115201. [PMID: 21297239 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/11/115201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel transparent liquid-crystal-based microlens array has been fabricated using an array of vertically aligned multi-wall carbon nanofibers (MWCNFs) on a quartz substrate and its optical characteristics investigated. Electron beam lithography was used for the catalyst patterning on a quartz substrate to grow the MWCNF array of electrodes. The structure of the electrode array was determined through simulation to achieve the best optical performance. Both the patterned catalyst and growth parameters were optimized for optimal MWCNF properties. We report an in-depth optical characterization of these reconfigurable hybrid liquid crystal and nanofiber microlens arrays.
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- Qing Dai
- Department of Engineering (Division B), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Huang Z, Moser J, Sennett M, Gibson H, Naughton M, Wen J, Ren Z. Fabrication of Freestanding Carbon Nanotube Arrays in Large Scale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-633-a13.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractWe have successfully fabricated many freestanding carbon nanotube arrays on silicon substrates. Two sizes of nickel dot arrays have been made by E-beam lithography. It has been found that the size of the carbon nanotubes is closely related to the size of the dot. Compared with our previous report on diameters of about 300 –400 nm, much thinner carbon nanotubes of 100 –150 nm have been made. With even smaller dots, it is expected that even thinner nanotubes of a few tens of nanometers could be made. The nanotube height is controlled by the growth time and nanotube uniformity has been greatly improved by introduction of a two-phase process of nucleation and growth.
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Yang L, Xu Y, Wang X, Zhu J, Zhang R, He P, Fang Y. The application of β-cyclodextrin derivative functionalized aligned carbon nanotubes for electrochemically DNA sensing via host–guest recognition. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 689:39-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 12/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Lee JH, Lund IN, Eisenbraun ET, Geer RE. Silicide-induced multi-wall carbon nanotube growth on silicon nanowires. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:085603. [PMID: 21242615 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/8/085603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) growth process is reported based on carbon incorporation in a nickel catalyst layer deposited via plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) on silicon nanowires and silicon wafer substrates. As-deposited PEALD Ni films containing relatively high amounts of carbon (>18 at.%) were observed to promote the growth of MWNTs upon post-deposition rapid thermal annealing. For these films the carbon originated from the ALD precursor ligand and MWNT growth occurred in the absence of a vapor-phase carbon feedstock. MWNT growth relied on the formation of nickel silicide at the PEALD Ni/Si interface which increased the local carbon concentration in the Ni film sufficiently to promote carbon saturation/precipitation at Ni catalyst grains and nucleate MWNT growth. Similar MWNT growth from annealed PEALD Ni films was not observed on SiO(2)-coated Si wafer substrates, consistent with the role of silicidation in the observed Ni-catalyzed MWNT growth on Si. This MWNT growth mode requires neither the catalytic decomposition of a gaseous hydrocarbon source nor the high-temperature pyrolysis of metallocene materials and purposely avoids a catalyst diffusion barrier at the Si substrate, commonly used in MWNT growth processes on Si.
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- J H Lee
- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, NY 12203, USA
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Druzhinina T, Hoeppener S, Schubert US. Strategies for post-synthesis alignment and immobilization of carbon nanotubes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2011; 23:953-970. [PMID: 21181769 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201003509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2010] [Revised: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have developed into a standard material used as a building block for nanotechnological developments. Based on the unique properties that make CNTs useful for many different applications in nanotechnology, optics, electronics, and material science, there has been a rapid development of this research area and many different applications have emerged in the past few years. Frequently, the alignment and immobilization of CNTs play an important role for many applications and different strategies, in particular post-synthesis approaches, can be applied. Recent developments of different techniques to immobilize and align carbon nanotubes are discussed and classified into three main categories: chemical immobilization and alignment, physical immobilization and alignment, and the use of external fields for these purposes. Many of the techniques involve multiple steps and may also cross these rather crudely defined boundaries. As such, the techniques are classified according to their most important or unique step.
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- Tamara Druzhinina
- Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Klimovskaya A, Sarikov A, Pedchenko Y, Voroshchenko A, Lytvyn O, Stadnik A. Study of the formation processes of gold droplet arrays on Si substrates by high temperature anneals. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2011; 6:151. [PMID: 21711668 PMCID: PMC3211202 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-6-151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, the peculiarities of the transformations of gold films deposited on the Si wafer surfaces as a result of high temperature anneals are investigated experimentally depending on the conditions of wafer surface preparation and the annealing regimes. The morphology and the distribution functions of the crystallites of gold films as well as the gold droplets formed as a result of anneals are studied as functions of annealing temperature, type of annealing (rapid thermal or rapid furnace annealing), and the state of the surface of Si wafers. The results obtained can be used for the controlled preparation of the arrays of catalytic gold droplets for subsequent growth of Si wire-like crystals.
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- Alla Klimovskaya
- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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- 1V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41 Nauki Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
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Timmermans MY, Grigoras K, Nasibulin AG, Hurskainen V, Franssila S, Ermolov V, Kauppinen EI. Lithography-free fabrication of carbon nanotube network transistors. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:065303. [PMID: 21212490 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/6/065303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel non-lithographic technique for the fabrication of carbon nanotube thin film transistors is presented. The whole transistor fabrication process requires only one mask which is used both to pattern transistor channels based on aerosol synthesized carbon nanotubes and to deposit electrodes by metal evaporation at different angles. An important effect of electrodynamic focusing was utilized for the directed assembly of transistor channels with feature sizes smaller than the mask openings. This dry non-lithographic method opens up new avenues for device fabrication especially for low cost flexible and transparent electronics.
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- Marina Y Timmermans
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Aalto, Finland.
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Cui H, Palmer D, Zhou O, Stoner BR. Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Via Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-593-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTAligned multi-wall carbon nanotubes have been grown on silicon substrates by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using methane/ammonia mixtures. The concentration ratio of methane/ammonia in addition to substrate temperature was varied. The morphology, structure and alignment of carbon nanotubes were studied by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Both concentric hollow and bamboo-type multi-wall carbon nanotubes were observed. Growth rate, size distribution, alignment, morphology, and structure of carbon nanotubes changed with methane/ammonia ratio and growth temperature. Preliminary results on field emission properties are also presented.
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Bower C, Zhou O, Zhu W, Ramirez AG, Kochanski GP, Jin S. Fabrication and Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nanotube Cathodes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-593-215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTA variety of carbon nanotube films have been fabricated and tested as cold cathodes. A spray deposition technique was developed for processing as-grown bulk nanotubes, both single-walled and multi-walled, into films of randomly oriented nanotubes. Films of randomly oriented multi-walled nanotubes were grown using thermal chemical vapor deposition, and arrays of well-aligned multi-walled nanotubes have been fabricated using a microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. The emission current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of these nanotube cathodes have been measured. Both multi-walled (random and aligned) and single-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit low turn-on fields (∼ 2 V/μm to generate 1 nA) and threshold fields (< 5 V/μm to generate 10 mA/cm2). Significantly, these cathodes were capable of operation at very large current densities (> 1A/cm2), making them candidates for application in a variety of vacuum microelectronic devices.
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Huh Y, Lee JY, Choi SK, Lee CJ. Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Using Uniformly Distributed Cobalt Nanoparticles as Catalyst: Controlled Growth and Structural Characterization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-788-l3.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTWe have controllably grown carbon nanotubes using uniformly distributed cobalt nanoparticles as catalyst. Cobalt nanoparticles with a uniform size were synthesized by chemical reaction and colloidal solutions including the cobalt nanoparticles were prepared. The cobalt nanoparticles were uniformly distributed on silicon substrates by a spin-coating method. Carbon nanotubes with a uniform diameter were synthesized on the cobalt nanoparticles by thermal chemical vapor deposition of acetylene gas. The density and vertical alignment of carbon nanotubes could be controlled by adjusting the density of Co nanoparticles.
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ABSTRACTWe report the catalytic effect on the synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The CNTs were grown vertically aligned on the iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni) catalytic nanoparticles deposited on alumina substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of acetylene in the temperature range 900–1000 °C. We also synthesized them on the silicon oxide substrates by pyrolyzing iron phthalocyanine (FePc), cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc), and nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) at 700–1000 °C. In both syntheses, the CNTs grown using Fe exhibit about 2 times higher growth rate than those using Co and Ni. As the temperature rises from 700 to 1000 °C, the growth rate of CNTs increases by a factor of 45. The Arrhenius plot of growth rates provides the activation energy 30 ± 3 kcal/mol for all three catalysts, which is similar with the diffusion energy of carbon in bulk metal. It suggests that the bulk diffusion of carbon would play a decisive role in the growth of CNTs. The diameter of CNTs is in the range of 20–100 nm, showing an increase with the temperature. As the diameter is below 30 nm, the CNTs usually exhibit a cylindrical structure. The CNTs were intrinsically doped with the nitrogen content 2–6 atomic%. The degree of crystalline perfection of the graphitic sheets increases with the temperature, but depends on the catalyst and the nitrogen content. The graphitic sheets of CNTs grown using Fe are better crystalline than those grown using Co and Ni. As the nitrogen content increases, the degree of crystalline perfection decreases and the structure becomes the bamboolike structure probably due to a release of strains.
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He P, Lian J, Shi D, Wang L, Ooij WV, Mast D, Li WZ, Ren ZF. Plasma Coating and Enhanced Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-791-q10.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTUltrathin polymer films have been deposited on both multi-wall and aligned carbon nanotubes using a plasma polymerization treatment. TEM experimental results showed that a thin film of polystyrene layer (several nanometers) was uniformly deposited on the surfaces of the nanotubes including inner wall surfaces of the multi-wall nanotubes. The coated multi-wall nanotubes were mixed in polymer solutions for studying the effects of plasma coating on dispersion. It was found that the dispersion of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in polystyrene composite was significantly improved. The deposition mechanisms and the effects of plasma treatment parameters are discussed.
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Dong L, Jiao J, Mosher CL, Foxley S. Growth of Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Morphologies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-728-s8.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractThe alignment, orientation and morphologies of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) can be tailored by controlling catalyst deposition on porous silicon substrates. During the growth of MWNTs, H2 promoted the growth of carbon nanotubes and prevented the formation of amorphous carbon particles. With the introduction of H2, the average diameter of MWNTs decreased from 130 nm to 15 nm, and the average growth rate of nanotubes increased from 50 nm/s to 145 nm/s. The use of CH4 as the carbon source resulted in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with an average diameter of 2 nm, and the use of C2H2 as the carbon source resulted in MWNTs with an average diameter of 15 nm.
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Motchelaho MA, Xiong H, Moyo M, Jewell LL, Coville NJ. Effect of acid treatment on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes prepared from Fe–Co supported on CaCO3: Correlation with Fischer–Tropsch catalyst activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2010.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mutat T, Adler J, Sheintuch M. Multicomponent ballistic transport in narrow single wall carbon nanotubes: Analytic model and molecular dynamics simulations. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:044908. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3532083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chang CH, In HJ, Takahashi S, Deterre M, Choi HJ, Gotrik KW, Barbastathis G. Assembling nanoparticle catalysts with nanospheres for periodic carbon nanotube structure growth. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:035301. [PMID: 21149955 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/3/035301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We have developed a novel method to grow carbon nanotubes in a periodic structure using a simple one-step self-assembly process. In this approach, monodispersed nanospheres are utilized to assemble smaller nanoparticle catalysts into an ordered periodic pattern. Using this process, we have grown carbon nanotube bundles into a honeycomb structure. The proposed method eliminates the need for lithography and material deposition, greatly reducing the fabrication complexity and cost.
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- Chih-Hao Chang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are remarkable materials with a simple and inert molecular structure that gives rise to a range of potentially valuable physical and electronic properties, including high aspect ratio, high mechanical strength and excellent electrical conductivity. This review summarizes recent research on the application of CNT-based materials to study and control cells of the nervous system. It includes the use of CNT as cell culture substrates, to create patterned surfaces and to study cell-matrix interactions. It also summarizes recent investigations of CNT toxicity, particularly as related to neural cells. The application of CNT-based materials to directing the differentiation of progenitor and stem cells toward neural lineages is also discussed. The emphasis is on how CNT surface chemistry and nanotopography can be altered, and how such changes can affect neural cell function. This knowledge can be applied to creating improved neural interfaces and devices, as well as providing new approaches to neural tissue engineering and regeneration.
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- Christopher M Voge
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Kumar R, Tiwari RS, Srivastava ON. Scalable synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes bundles using green natural precursor: neem oil. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2011; 6:92. [PMID: 21711585 PMCID: PMC3212242 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-6-92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Practical application of aligned carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) would have to be determined by a matter of its economical and large-scale preparation. In this study, neem oil (also named Margoaa oil, extracted from the seeds of the neem--Azadirachta indica) was used as carbon source to fabricate the bundles of ACNTs. ACNTs have been synthesized by spray pyrolysis of neem oil and ferrocene mixture at 825°C. The major components of neem oil are hydrocarbon with less amount of oxygen, which provided the precursor species in spray pyrolysis growth of CNTs. The bundles of ACNTs have been grown directly inside the quartz tube. The as-grown ACNTs have been characterized through Raman spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopic (SEM/TEM) techniques. SEM images reveal that the bundles of ACNTs are densely packed and are of several microns in length. High-resolution TEM analysis reveals these nanotubes to be multi-walled CNTs. These multi-walled CNTs were found to have inner diameter between 15 and 30 nm. It was found that present technique gives high yield with high density of bundles of ACNTs.
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- Rajesh Kumar
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Unit. Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
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- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Unit. Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
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- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Unit. Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
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Qu J, Zhao Z, Wang X, Qiu J. Tailoring of three-dimensional carbon nanotube architectures by coupling capillarity-induced assembly with multiple CVD growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03326j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lucena R, Simonet B, Cárdenas S, Valcárcel M. Potential of nanoparticles in sample preparation. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:620-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chan KT, Kan JJ, Doran C, Ouyang L, Smith DJ, Fullerton EE. Oriented growth of single-crystal Ni nanowires onto amorphous SiO₂. NANO LETTERS 2010; 10:5070-5075. [PMID: 21033695 DOI: 10.1021/nl103301x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Highly oriented, single-crystal Ni nanowire arrays have been synthesized atop amorphous SiO2∥Si substrates using a single-step chemical vapor deposition method in the absence of any foreign catalyst. Electron and X-ray diffraction confirm the crystalline quality of the Ni nanowires while magnetoresistance measurements probe the magnetic response and the behavior is explained using simulation results for nanoscale, single-crystal Ni. A growth mechanism involving competing chemical, energetic, and kinetic influences is presented.
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- Keith T Chan
- Center for Magnetic Recording Research, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0401, United States
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Katayama K, Fukada S, Nishikawa M. Direct decomposition of methane using helium RF plasma. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cervantes-Sodi F, McNicholas TP, Simmons JG, Liu J, Csányi G, Ferrari AC, Curtarolo S. Viscous state effect on the activity of Fe nanocatalysts. ACS NANO 2010; 4:6950-6. [PMID: 20964288 DOI: 10.1021/nn101883s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Many applications of nanotubes and nanowires require controlled bottom-up engineering of these nanostructures. In catalytic chemical vapor deposition, the thermo-kinetic state of the nanocatalysts near the melting point is one of the factors ruling the morphology of the grown structures. We present theoretical and experimental evidence of a viscous state for nanoparticles near their melting point. The state exists over a temperature range scaling inversely with the catalyst size, resulting in enhanced self-diffusion and fluidity across the solid-liquid transformation. The overall effect of this phenomenon on the growth of nanotubes is that, for a given temperature, smaller nanoparticles have a larger reaction rate than larger catalysts.
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Nxumalo EN, Letsoalo PJ, Cele LM, Coville NJ. The influence of nitrogen sources on nitrogen doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes. J Organomet Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Choi SW, Kang WS, Lee JH, Najeeb CK, Chun HS, Kim JH. Patterning of hierarchically aligned single-walled carbon nanotube Langmuir-Blodgett films by microcontact printing. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:15680-15685. [PMID: 20825154 DOI: 10.1021/la1017938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a patterning method for hierarchically aligned assembly of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using a combination of the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique and soft lithography. The LB technique allows one to control the alignment and the surface density of SWNTs by adjusting surface pressure of the film at the air-water interface. The aligned SWNT Langmuir films are successfully transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or silicon substrate with unidirectional alignment, and SWNT patterns with various shapes are fabricated on silicon and flexible poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) substrates by contacting and peeling off the PDMS stamp from the substrates via microcontact printing or lift-up methods. The SWNT patterning technique using the combination of soft lithography and the LB method can be applied in various fields, such as flexible high-speed transistors, high-efficiency solar cells, and transparent electrodes.
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- Sung-Wook Choi
- Korea Food Research Institute, San 46-1, Backhyun-dong, Bundang-gu, Sungnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-746, Republic of Korea
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Behr MJ, Mkhoyan KA, Aydil ES. Orientation and morphological evolution of catalyst nanoparticles during carbon nanotube growth. ACS NANO 2010; 4:5087-5094. [PMID: 20828144 DOI: 10.1021/nn100944n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We examined the structure, morphology, and orientation of catalyst nanoparticles used for seeding and growing multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition in CH4/H2 gas mixtures. Iron catalyst nanocrystals are converted to Fe3C in CH4/H2 plasmas and the MWCNTs grow from Fe3C nanocrystals. Initially faceted and equiaxed catalyst nanocrystals are distorted and elongated significantly once a tubular CNT structure is formed around the catalyst particles. Eventually, catalysts deform into elongated tear-drop shapes. Once this morphology forms, CNT structures produced are straight and have uniform diameters. Surprisingly, the Fe3C nanocrystals located inside the base of well-graphitized nanotubes do not exhibit a preferred orientation relative to the nanotube axis. Catalyst nanocrystals in a variety of orientations relative to the nanotube axis still produce well-graphitized nanotubes with similar diameters and structures.
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- Michael J Behr
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Dillon AC. Carbon Nanotubes for Photoconversion and Electrical Energy Storage. Chem Rev 2010; 110:6856-72. [DOI: 10.1021/cr9003314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. C. Dillon
- Center for Materials and Chemical Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado
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Parra-Vasquez ANG, Behabtu N, Green MJ, Pint CL, Young CC, Schmidt J, Kesselman E, Goyal A, Ajayan PM, Cohen Y, Talmon Y, Hauge RH, Pasquali M. Spontaneous dissolution of ultralong single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. ACS NANO 2010; 4:3969-78. [PMID: 20593770 DOI: 10.1021/nn100864v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We report that chlorosulfonic acid is a true solvent for a wide range of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), including single-walled (SWNTs), double-walled (DWNTs), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), and CNTs hundreds of micrometers long. The CNTs dissolve as individuals at low concentrations, as determined by cryo-TEM (cryogenic transmission electron microscopy), and form liquid-crystalline phases at high concentrations. The mechanism of dissolution is electrostatic stabilization through reversible protonation of the CNT side walls, as previously established for SWNTs. CNTs with highly defective side walls do not protonate sufficiently and, hence, do not dissolve. The dissolution and liquid-crystallinity of ultralong CNTs are critical advances in the liquid-phase processing of macroscopic CNT-based materials, such as fibers and films.
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- A Nicholas G Parra-Vasquez
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Lo AY, Liu SB, Kuo CT. Effect of Temperature Gradient Direction in the Catalyst Nanoparticle on CNTs Growth Mode. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2010; 5:1393-1402. [PMID: 20730080 PMCID: PMC2920429 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9648-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To improve the understanding on CNT growth modes, the various processes, including thermal CVD, MP-CVD and ECR-CVD, have been used to deposit CNTs on nanoporous SBA-15 and Si wafer substrates with C(2)H(2) and H(2) as reaction gases. The experiments to vary process parameter of DeltaT, defined as the vector quantities of temperature at catalyst top minus it at catalyst bottom, were carried out to demonstrate its effect on the CNT growth mode. The TEM and TGA analyses were used to characterize their growth modes and carbon yields of the processes. The results show that DeltaT can be used to monitor the temperature gradient direction across the catalyst nanoparticle during the growth stage of CNTs. The results also indicate that the tip-growth CNTs, base-growth CNTs and onion-like carbon are generally fabricated under conditions of DeltaT > 0, <0 and ~0, respectively. Our proposed growth mechanisms can be successfully adopted to explain why the base- and tip-growth CNTs are common in thermal CVD and plasma-enhanced CVD processes, respectively. Furthermore, our experiments have also successfully demonstrated the possibility to vary DeltaT to obtain the desired growth mode of CNTs by thermal or plasma-enhanced CVD systems for different applications.
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- An-Ya Lo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ming Dao University, Changhua, 52345, Taiwan
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Li Z, Rochford C, Javier Baca F, Liu J, Li J, Wu J. Investigation into Photoconductivity in Single CNF/TiO(2)-Dye Core-Shell Nanowire Devices. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2010; 5:1480-1486. [PMID: 20802786 PMCID: PMC2926887 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9665-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A vertically aligned carbon nanofiber array coated with anatase TiO(2) (CNF/TiO(2)) is an attractive possible replacement for the sintered TiO(2) nanoparticle network in the original dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) design due to the potential for improved charge transport and reduced charge recombination. Although the reported efficiency of 1.1% in these modified DSSC's is encouraging, the limiting factors must be identified before a higher efficiency can be obtained. This work employs a single nanowire approach to investigate the charge transport in individual CNF/TiO(2) core-shell nanowires with adsorbed N719 dye molecules in dark and under illumination. The results shed light on the role of charge traps and dye adsorption on the (photo) conductivity of nanocrystalline TiO(2) CNF's as related to dye-sensitized solar cell performance.
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- Zhuangzhi Li
- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, 050016, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
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Yu HQ, Li YF, Li H, Zhang K, An CG, Liu XF, Liew KM. Methane Molecules Drive Water Molecules along Diameter-Gradient SWCNTs with Junctions. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:8676-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp102810j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H. Q. Yu
- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid−Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China, and Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Han KN, Li CA, Han B, Bui MPN, Pham XH, Choo J, Bachman M, Li GP, Seong GH. Electrochemical patterning of transparent single-walled carbon nanotube films on plastic substrates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:9136-9141. [PMID: 20235587 DOI: 10.1021/la904642k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report a new patterning method for single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) films on flexible, transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) using electrochemical etching in an aqueous electrolyte solution. Electrochemical etching of the SWCNT films patterned with photoresist polymer was accomplished in a three-electrode system, and the electrochemically patterned SWCNT films were then characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The voltammetry curve showed that SWCNTs underwent drastic oxidation above an applied potential of 1.315 V with the generation of gas bubbles, and the oxidation current became constant above 2.6 V due to the mass transfer limit. SEM images showed that the networks of SWCNTs in the area protected with the photoresist polymer had no damage and vivid connections were obvious, while the connections and shapes of SWCNTs in the area exposed to electrochemical etching were indistinct and slightly damaged. In the Raman spectra of the area protected with the photoresist polymer and the exposed SWCNT area, the intensity ratio of the D-line to the G-line increased from 0.077 to 1.136, which indicated that the ordered carbons of the SWCNT film gradually became amorphous carbons due to electrochemical etching. For optimal patterning, the electrochemical etchings of SWCNT films were performed under various conditions (the applied potential, pH of the electrolyte solution, and electrolyte concentration). An applied potential of 3.0 V in 0.1 M NaCl electrolyte solution (pH 7.0) was optimal for homogeneous electrochemical patterning of SWCNT films. In an electrochemiluminescence reaction, the SWCNT films patterned by this technique could be used successfully as flexible and transparent electrodes.
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- Kwi Nam Han
- Department of Bionano Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, South Korea
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López-Lorente AI, Simonet BM, Valcárcel M. The Potential of Carbon Nanotube Membranes for Analytical Separations. Anal Chem 2010; 82:5399-407. [DOI: 10.1021/ac902629n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Handuja S, Srivastava P, Vankar V. On the growth and microstructure of carbon nanotubes grown by thermal chemical vapor deposition. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2010; 5:1211-6. [PMID: 20596549 PMCID: PMC2893606 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9628-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were deposited on various substrates namely untreated silicon and quartz, Fe-deposited silicon and quartz, HF-treated silicon, silicon nitride-deposited silicon, copper foil, and stainless steel mesh using thermal chemical vapor deposition technique. The optimum parameters for the growth and the microstructure of the synthesized CNTs on these substrates are described. The results show that the growth of CNTs is strongly influenced by the substrate used. Vertically aligned multi-walled CNTs were found on quartz, Fe-deposited silicon and quartz, untreated silicon, and on silicon nitride-deposited silicon substrates. On the other hand, spaghetti-type growth was observed on stainless steel mesh, and no CNT growth was observed on HF-treated silicon and copper. Silicon nitride-deposited silicon substrate proved to be a promising substrate for long vertically aligned CNTs of length 110-130 μm. We present a possible growth mechanism for vertically aligned and spaghetti-type growth of CNTs based on these results.
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- Sangeeta Handuja
- Nanostech Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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The challenge on carbon nanotubes is still the subject of many research groups. While in the first years the focus was on the new synthesis methods, new carbon sources and support materials, recently, the application possibilities are the principal arguments of the studies. The three main synthesis methods discussed in this review are the arc discharge, the laser ablation and the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) with a special regard to the latter one. In the early stage of the nanotube production the first two methods were utilized mainly for the production of SWNTs while the third one produced mainly MWNTs. The principle of CVD is the decomposition of various hydrocarbons over transition metal supported catalyst. Single-walled (SWNT), multi-walled (MWNT) and coiled carbon nanotubes are produced. In some case, interesting carbonaceous materials are formed during the synthesis process, such as bamboo-like tubes, onions, horn-like structures. In this paper, we refer to the progresses made in the field of the synthesis techniques of carbon nanotubes in the last decade.
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Chu H, Wei L, Cui R, Wang J, Li Y. Carbon nanotubes combined with inorganic nanomaterials: Preparations and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zajíčková L, Jašek O, Eliáš M, Synek P, Lazar L, Schneeweiss O, Hanzlíková R. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in an atmospheric-pressure microwave torch. PURE APPL CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1351/pac-con-09-09-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There are many different techniques for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and plasma technologies experience a significant competitor in thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. A particular process is, therefore, selected according to the specific requirements of an application, which clearly differ for the development of composites as compared to nanoelectronics, field emission, displays, sensors, and the like. This paper discusses the method for the synthesis of CNTs using an atmospheric-pressure microwave (MW) torch. It was successfully applied in the fast deposition of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) on a substrate without the necessity of any vacuum or heating equipment. Dense straight-standing nanotubes were prepared on Si substrates with and also without barrier SiOx layer. Therefore, it was possible to produce CNTs directly on conductive Si and to use them as an electron-emitting electrode of the gas pressure sensor. The CNTs grown in MW torch were also used to create a gas sensor based on the changes of electrical resistance measured between two planar electrodes connected by the CNTs.
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- Lenka Zajíčková
- 1Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 1Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 1Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 1Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 1Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 2Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Žižkova 22, 616 62 Brno, Czech Republic
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- 3Institute of Scientific Instruments, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic
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Diao P, Liu Z. Vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical assembly--methodology, properties, and applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:1430-1449. [PMID: 20437493 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200903592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), as one of the most promising one-dimension nanomaterials due to its unique structure, peculiar chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electronic properties, have long been considered as an important building block to construct ordered alignments. Vertically aligned SWNTs (v-SWNTs) have been successfully prepared by using direct growth and chemical assembly strategies. In this review, we focus explicitly on the v-SWNTs fabricated via chemical assembly strategy. We provide the readers with a full and systematic summary covering the advances in all aspects of this area, including various approaches for the preparation of v-SWNTs using chemical assembly techniques, characterization, assembly kinetics, and electrochemical properties of v-SWNTs. We also review the applications of v-SWNTs in electrochemical and bioelectrochemical sensors, photoelectric conversion, and scanning probe microscopy.
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- Peng Diao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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Zheng J, Yang R, Xie L, Qu J, Liu Y, Li X. Plasma-assisted approaches in inorganic nanostructure fabrication. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:1451-73. [PMID: 20349435 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200903147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plasma is a unique medium for chemical reactions and materials preparations, which also finds its application in the current tide of nanostructure fabrication. Although plasma-assisted approaches have been long used in thin-film deposition and the top-down scheme of micro-/nanofabrication, fabrication of zero- and one-dimensional inorganic nanostructures through the bottom-up scheme is a relatively new focus of plasma application. In this article, recent plasma-assisted techniques in inorganic zero- and one-dimensional nanostructure fabrication are reviewed, which includes four categories of plasma-assisted approaches: plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, thermal plasma sintering with liquid/solid feeding, thermal plasma evaporation and condensation, and plasma treatment of solids. The special effects and the advantages of plasmas on nanostructure fabrication are illustrated with examples, emphasizing on the understandings and ideas for controlling the growth, structure, and properties during plasma-assisted fabrications. This Review provides insight into the utilization of the special properties of plasmas in nanostructure fabrication.
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- Jie Zheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, The State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Zhang T, Qian J, Tuo X, Yuan J. Selective fusion, solvent dissolution, and local symmetry effects in inversion of colloidal crystals to ordered porous films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:3690-3694. [PMID: 19994866 DOI: 10.1021/la903158z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Polystyrene-methacrylic core-shell nanospheres, self-assembled into face-centered-cube-like colloidal crystals with their (001) planes parallel to the substrate, have been transformed into ordered pore structures by a toluene treatment. Detailed analysis by transmission electron microscopy reveals that the morphological transformation is preceded by an internal neck formation due to selective fusion of the polystyrene-rich core material, at the contacts between the nanoparticles, followed by the selective dissolution of the polystyrene-rich cores. We have demonstrated the importance of local symmetry and compactness of the nanospheres assembly in determining the nature of the neck formation and the existence of multiscale ordered pore structures in the square facing colloidal crystals. The pseudo layer-by-layer nature of the selective dissolution of square arranged nanosphere multilayers is responsible for the observed three-dimensional pore structures.
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- Ting Zhang
- Beijing National Center for Electron Microscopy and Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Lu L, Chen W. Large-scale aligned carbon nanotubes from their purified, highly concentrated suspension. ACS NANO 2010; 4:1042-1048. [PMID: 20088601 DOI: 10.1021/nn901326m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Large-scale aligned single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) composite membranes have been successfully prepared from highly concentrated purified SWCNT suspensions. Biopolymer dispersant gellan gum was used to achieve aqueous dispersion of highly concentrated SWCNTs, which can be used to form the SWCNT liquid crystal phase. To achieve alignment of SWCNTs, purification of SWCNTs is found to be very important. Purification was achieved by a facile and nondestructive physical method that can prepare large volumes of SWCNTs in high yield for experimental use. Composite membranes of aligned SWCNTs could be obtained by simple evaporation SWCNT liquid crystal. The orientation direction of aligned SWCNTs was controlled by mechanical shearing of SWCNT liquid crystal. The aligned SWCNTs in the biopolymer matrix were observed by electron microscopy, and the anisotropic electrical performance of this composite thin film has been characterized.
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- Luhua Lu
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Constantopoulos KT, Shearer CJ, Ellis AV, Voelcker NH, Shapter JG. Carbon nanotubes anchored to silicon for device fabrication. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:557-571. [PMID: 20217751 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200900945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This report highlights recent progress in the fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VA-CNTs) on silicon-based materials. Research into these nanostructured composite materials is spurred by the importance of silicon as a basis for most current devices and the disruptive properties of CNTs. Various CNT attachments methods of covalent and adsorptive nature are critically compared. Selected examples of device applications where the VA-CNT on silicon assemblies are showing particular promise are discussed. These applications include field emitters, filtration membranes, dry adhesives, sensors and scaffolds for biointerfaces.
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- Kristina T Constantopoulos
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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