Growth of high-density horizontally aligned SWNT arrays using Trojan catalysts

Growth of Vertically Aligned ZnONanowire Arrays Using BilayeredMetal Catalysts

Vertically aligned, high-density ZnO nanowires (NWs) were grown for the first time on c-plane sapphire using binary alloys of Ni/Au or Cu/Au as the catalyst. The growth was performed under argon gas flow and involved the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth process.We have investigated various ratios of catalyst components for the NWs growth and results indicate that very thin adhesion layers of Ni ...

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Growth of aligned SWNT arrays from water-soluble molecular clusters for nanotube device fabrication

A simple method to fabricate parallel and/or crossed networks of ultra-long single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) arrays based on carbon monoxide-chemical vapor deposition (CO-CVD) by a ‘‘ fast-heating ’’ growth process is reported. The catalysts which are water-soluble inorganic molecular clusters containing Fe and Mo atoms can be easily ‘‘drawn’’ on the substrate by an ink pen using the cluste...

Ultralow feeding gas flow guiding growth of large-scale horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotube arrays.

On the basis of the rational analysis about the fluidic property of the system, an ultralow gas flow chemical vapor deposition (CVD) strategy was designed to prepare large-scale horizontally aligned ultralong single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) arrays. SWNT arrays could be well obtained under extremely low feeding flow of 1.5 sccm in a 1 in. quartz tube reactor. It was confirmed that the tubes...

Growth of horizontally aligned dense carbon nanotubes from trench sidewalls.

Horizontally aligned, dense carbon nanotubes (HADCNTs) in the form of CNT cantilevers/bridges were grown from selected trench sidewalls in silicon substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The as-grown CNT cantilevers/bridges are packed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with a linear density of about 10 CNTs µm(-1). The excellent horizontal alignment of these CNTs is mainly ascribe...