Simple catalyst for the growth of small-diameter carbon nanotubes
- 9 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 81 (24), 4586-4588
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1528735
Abstract
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.Keywords
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