TY - GEN
T1 - A dual-RF-plasma approach for controlling the graphitic order and diameters of vertically-aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes
AU - Menda, Jitendra
AU - Kumar Vanga, Lakshman
AU - Ulmen, Benjamin
AU - Yap, Yoke Khin
AU - Zhengwei, Pan
AU - Ivanov, Ilia N.
AU - Puretzky, Alex A.
AU - Geohegan, David B.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is a unique technique for growing vertically-aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes (VA-MWNTs) at controllable tube densities. This technique is of considerable importance for low temperature growth of VA-MWNTs at desired locations. However, the graphitic order of these MWNTs is inferior to those grown by laser ablation, arc discharge, and thermal CVD techniques. Previously, these VA-MWNTs were grown by a one-plasma approach (DC, microwave etc), either for gas decomposition or substrate biasing. Here, we describe a dual-RF plasma enhanced CVD (dual-RF-PECVD) technique that offers unique capability for controlling the graphitic order and diameters of VA-MWNTs.
AB - Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is a unique technique for growing vertically-aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes (VA-MWNTs) at controllable tube densities. This technique is of considerable importance for low temperature growth of VA-MWNTs at desired locations. However, the graphitic order of these MWNTs is inferior to those grown by laser ablation, arc discharge, and thermal CVD techniques. Previously, these VA-MWNTs were grown by a one-plasma approach (DC, microwave etc), either for gas decomposition or substrate biasing. Here, we describe a dual-RF plasma enhanced CVD (dual-RF-PECVD) technique that offers unique capability for controlling the graphitic order and diameters of VA-MWNTs.
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U2 - 10.1557/proc-858-hh3.11
DO - 10.1557/proc-858-hh3.11
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34249940753
SN - 1558998101
SN - 9781558998100
T3 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
SP - 69
EP - 75
BT - Functional Carbon Nanotubes
PB - Materials Research Society
T2 - 2004 MRS Fall Meeting
Y2 - 29 November 2004 through 3 December 2004
ER -