Growth of carbon nanotube forests on metallic thin films
Autor: | Marta Clement, Teona Mirea, José de Frutos, Jimena Olivares, M. DeMiguel-Ramos, B. Díaz-Durán, Enrique Iborra, Jesús Sangrador |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Scanning electron microscope Thermal decomposition Nanoparticle Nanotechnology General Chemistry Carbon nanotube law.invention Metal symbols.namesake Chemical engineering law visual_art symbols visual_art.visual_art_medium General Materials Science Wetting Thin film Raman spectroscopy |
Zdroj: | Carbon. 90:9-15 |
ISSN: | 0008-6223 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.03.058 |
Popis: | Growing carbon nanotube (CNT) forests on metals for integrated circuits interconnections or active layers applications is currently a challenge. CNT forests easily develop on insulators but their growth on metallic substrates is subject to interdiffusion and wettability effects that hamper the formation of the catalyst nanoparticles. This paper reports the successful growth of dense CNT forests on some metallic layers (Mo, Ta, W, and Ir) in comparison to other metallic films (Au, Cu, and Ti) over which CNTs are hardly achieved. The CNT forests are grown by thermal decomposition of C2H2 diluted in NH3 and characterized by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Stabilizing Al thin films placed between the metallic substrates and the Fe catalyst promote the formation of Fe nanoparticles. Metallic substrates, thickness of the Al stabilizer, and temperature and raise time during nanoparticles formation are all instrumental parameters in the growth and final structure of the CNT forests. |
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