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Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition

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Zheng, LX; O'Connell, MJ; Doorn, SK; Liao, XZ; Zhao, YH; Hoffbauer, MA; Jia, QX; Peterson, DE; Liu, J; Zhu, YT
Published in: 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings
December 1, 2005

Centimetre long carbon nanotubes were successfully grown from ethanol decomposition in chemical vapor deposition by using iron as the catalyst and silicon as the substrates. Ethanol is found to be a good carbon source to produce clean and long carbon nanotubes. Scanning electronic microscopy images show that the carbon nanotubes are up to 4 cm long. Atomic force microscopy and Raman spectrum were performed. The surface morphology was also studied using scanning electronic microscopy, and possible growth mechanism is discussed.

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2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings

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December 1, 2005

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Zheng, L. X., O’Connell, M. J., Doorn, S. K., Liao, X. Z., Zhao, Y. H., Hoffbauer, M. A., … Zhu, Y. T. (2005). Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition. 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings, 126–127.
Zheng, L. X., M. J. O’Connell, S. K. Doorn, X. Z. Liao, Y. H. Zhao, M. A. Hoffbauer, Q. X. Jia, D. E. Peterson, J. Liu, and Y. T. Zhu. “Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition.” 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings, December 1, 2005, 126–27.
Zheng LX, O’Connell MJ, Doorn SK, Liao XZ, Zhao YH, Hoffbauer MA, et al. Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition. 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings. 2005 Dec 1;126–7.
Zheng, L. X., et al. “Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition.” 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings, Dec. 2005, pp. 126–27.
Zheng LX, O’Connell MJ, Doorn SK, Liao XZ, Zhao YH, Hoffbauer MA, Jia QX, Peterson DE, Liu J, Zhu YT. Centimetre-long carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition. 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings. 2005 Dec 1;126–127.

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2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings

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December 1, 2005

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126 / 127