Site-specific growth and density control of carbon nanotubes by direct deposition of catalytic nanoparticles generated by spark discharge

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Na, Hyungjoo ^a   Park, Jae Hong ^a   Hwang, Jungho ^a   Kim, Jongbaeg ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Patterning; Spark discharge; Thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MEMS; NANOPARTICLES; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOPHORESIS;

AEROSOL NANOPARTICLE; CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLE; DIRECT DEPOSITION; IRON NANOPARTICLES; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); PATTERNED GROWTH; PATTERNING; SPARK DISCHARGE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84887285667     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-409     Document Type: Article

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