Horizontally oriented carbon nanotubes coated with nanocrystalline carbon
Resource
Thin Solid Films.
Journal
Thin Solid Films
Pages
1917-1921
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Chang, N. K.
Hsu, J. H.
Su, C. C.
Chang, S. H.
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and multi-walled CNTs of length 2-5 mm were grown from Fe/Mo nanoparticles and Fe thin film catalyst, respectively, by thermal chemical vapor deposition. Following CNT growth, the CNTs were in-situ coated with nanocrystalline carbon shells of thickness 100-1500 nm. Horizontally oriented CNTs with carbon shells in the direction of the feeding gas were visible under a regular optical microscope. They were easily manipulated by optical manipulators, and CNT probes can thus be fabricated. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Type
journal article