We discuss growth of high-quality carbon nanotube (CNT) films on bare and microstructured silicon substrates by atmospheric pressure thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD), from a Mo/Fe/Al2O3 catalyst film deposited by entirely electron beam evaporation. High-density films having a tangled morphology and a Raman G/D ratio of at least 20 are grown over a temperature range of 750–900 C. H2 is ne...

0026-2714/$ see front matter 2013 Elsevier Ltd. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2013.03.001 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +886 734 747 0177; f E-mail address: [email protected] (W.-C. Chiu) In this paper, a simple and low temperature fabrication process, slow spin rate coating and dry etching, is proposed to construct the CNT-interconnects for future VLSI interconnect applications. Two ...

Autophagy and apoptosis are important processes that control cellular homeostasis and have been highlighted as promising targets for novel cancer therapies. Here, we identified convallatoxin (CNT), isolated from Antiaris toxicaria, as a dual inducer of autophagy and apoptosis. CNT exerts cytotoxic effects on a number of cancer and normal cell lines and induces apoptosis by increasing caspase-3 ...

A simple and scalable method has been developed to fabricate nanostructured MnO2-carbon nanotube (CNT)-sponge hybrid electrodes. A novel supercapacitor, henceforth referred to as "sponge supercapacitor", has been fabricated using these hybrid electrodes with remarkable performance. A specific capacitance of 1,230 F/g (based on the mass of MnO2) can be reached. Capacitors based on CNT-sponge sub...

Other than concentrating the target molecules at the sensor location, we demonstrate two distinct new advantages of an open-flow impedance-sensing platform for DNA hybridization on carbon nanotube (CNT) surface in the presence of a high-frequency AC electric field. The shear-enhanced DNA and ion transport rate to the CNT surface decouples the parasitic double-layer AC impedance signal from the ...

We investigated the correlation between growth efficiency and structural parameters of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) forests and report the existence of a SWCNT "sweet spot" in the CNT diameter and spacing domain for highly efficient synthesis. Only within this region could SWCNTs be grown efficiently. Through the investigation of the growth rates for ∼340 CNT forests spanning diameters...

By employing the methods of molecular mechanics, semi-empirical quantum-chemical РМ3 and Monte-Carlo, the positioning of monocyclopentadienylferrum (II) molecules in double-walled (5,5)@(10,10) carbon nanotubes (CNT) depending on their concentration and temperature has been studied. The molecules have been found out to form stable bonds with CNT walls, with a tendency between intercalate stabil...

A carbon nanotube-enhanced SiC (CNT-SiC) coating was deposited on C/C composites to improve the oxidation resistance of C/C. The CNT-SiC coating was prepared by direct growth of CNTs on C/C surface at 700oC followed by deposition of SiC using chemical vapor deposition at 1150oC for 1 hour. SiC was deposited on the CNTs as well as the interface between CNTs and C/C, making CNTs strongly rooted o...

The chemical vapor deposition method is used to prepare CNT (carbon nanotube)/PCF (PAN-based carbon fiber felt) composite electrodes in this paper, with the surface morphology of CNT/PCF composites and electroadsorption desalination performance being studied. Results show such electrode materials with three-dimensional network nanostructures having a larger specific surface area and narrower mi...

We have developed two strategies to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from low-density surface growth to high-density forest growth. We have demonstrated that by introducing a C(2)H(2) pulse at the beginning of the growth, where methane is still used as the main carbon feeding gas, the growth tendency of CNTs can be changed and the resulting growth morphology will vary from surface growth to fore...