Optimization of methane cold wall chemical vapor deposition for the production of single walled carbon nanotubes and devices

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3199-3206

  Finnie, P ^a,b   Li Pook Than, A ^b   Lefebvre, J ^a   Austing, D G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Electrical (electronic) properties; Optical properties; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; IRON; METHANE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; TRANSISTORS;

SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT); SUBSTRATE CONDITIONING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33751060272     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.06.039     Document Type: Article

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