Growth of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes under ac electric fields through floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition

• 来源期刊: 中国物理（英文版）
• 关键词: carbon nanotube chemical vapour deposition
• 年，卷（期）: 2005,（10）
• 页码范围: 2068-2076
• 页数: 9页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Through floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition(CVD) method, well-aligned isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and their bundles were deposited on the metal electrodes patterned on the SiO2/Si surface under ac electric fields at relatively low temperature(280℃). It was indicated that SWCNTs were effectively aligned under ac electric fields after they had just grown in the furnace. The time for a SWCNT to be aligned in the electric field and the effect of gas flow were estimated. Polarized Raman scattering was performed to characterize the aligned structure of SWCNTs. This method would be very useful for the controlled fabrication and preparation of SWCNTs in practical applications.