Fabrication of aligned carbon nanotubes on Cu catalyst by dc plasma-enhanced catalytic decomposition

Fabrication of aligned carbon nanotubes on Cu catalyst by dc plasma-enhanced catalytic decomposition

Aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) are deposited using copper (Cu) catalyst on Chromium (Cr)-coated substrate by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at temperature of 700 °C. Acetylene gas has been used as the carbon source while ammonia is used for diluting and etching. The thickne...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Zhejuan, Shakerzadeh, Maziar, Tay, Beng Kang, Li, Xiaocheng, Tan, Chong Wei, Lin, LiFeng, Guo, Pingsheng, Feng, Tao, Sun, Zhuo
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Cooper Catalyst
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151176
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Summary:Aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) are deposited using copper (Cu) catalyst on Chromium (Cr)-coated substrate by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at temperature of 700 °C. Acetylene gas has been used as the carbon source while ammonia is used for diluting and etching. The thicknesses of Cu films on Cr-coated Si (100) substrates are controlled by deposition time of magnetron sputtering. The growth behaviors and quality of ACNTs are investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy. The different performance of ACNTs on various Cu films is explained by referring to the graphitic order as detected by Raman spectroscopy. The results indicate that the ACNTs are formed in tip-growth model where Cu is used as a novel catalyst, and the thickness of Cu films is responsible to the diameter and quality of synthesized CNTs.

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