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Growth of carbon nanotubes on metal containing amorphous carbon (A-C:M) films

  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

In this study, carbon nanotubes were grown from metal containing amorphous carbon (a-C:M). a-C:M were deposited by two different techniques: RF magnetron sputtering and filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were deployed to analyze the chemical structure and morphology of the catalyst layers, respectively. The morphology of the carbon nanotubes growth was studied under Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that carbon nanotubes growth from sputtered a-C:Fe film are random orientated , while the nanotubes from FCVA a-C:M are well-Aligned. SEM and AFM studies also show that the diameter of the nanotubes grown on sputtered a-C:Fe film is proportional to that of the annealed catalyst particles grain size. However, the diameter of the nanotubes from FCVA a-C:Fe film was found to be much smaller than the grain size of the catalyst particles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronics and Photonics
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages43-46
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0791842991
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2007 - Seattle, United States
Duration: 11 Nov 200715 Nov 2007

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume5

Conference

ConferenceASME 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period11/11/0715/11/07

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