Direct synthesis of self-aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes on paper

• Published in: Carbon (New York) Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 1179 - 1185
• Main Authors: Zhou, Qin, Liu, Kaihui, Xiong, Shaomin, Wang, Feng, Lin, Liwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Carbon; Channels; Chemical vapor deposition; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Fullerenes and related materials; diamonds, graphite; Materials science; Physics; Polymers; Single wall carbon nanotubes; Specific materials; Spectra; Synthesis; CVD; Singlewalled nanotube; Transmission electron microscopy; Synthesis; Carbon; Substrates

A technique of micro chemical vapor deposition (μCVD) is reported for the direct synthesis of self-aligned SWCNTs on various substrates including plastics and paper. With the guidance of micro flow channels, self-aligned SWCNTs up to hundreds of microns in length have been collected. Both Raman spec...