Effects of pre-treatment and plasma enhancement on chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes from ultra-thin catalyst films

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 4-8, 2006, Pages 1029-1035

  Cantoro, M ^a   Hofmann, S ^a   Pisana, S ^a   Ducati, C ^a   Parvez, A ^a   Ferrari, A C ^a   Robertson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition; Nanofibers; Nanotubes; Plasma CVD

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; GRAPHITIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NUCLEATION; THIN FILMS;

HOMOGENEITY; NANOTUBE GROWTH; THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33745280138     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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