Simple catalyst for the growth of small-diameter carbon nanotubes

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作者
Campbell, PM [1 ]
Snow, ES [1 ]
Novak, JP [1 ]
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[1] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
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10.1063/1.1528735
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We describe a simple technique to grow small (approximately 1-4 nm) diam carbon nanotubes both in and out of the plane of a silicon substrate using the decomposition of ethylene and a nickel-iron thin film catalyst. This procedure can be used to produce nanotubes for ultrasharp atomic force microscope probes as well as for nanotube-based electronic devices. The technique is compatible with the patterned growth of nanotubes and with standard device microfabrication processes. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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