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- Title
The Influences of H<sub>2</sub> Plasma Pretreatment on the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition.
- Authors
Sheng-Rui Jian; Yuan-Tsung Chen; Chih-Feng Wang; Hua-Chiang Wen; Wei-Ming Chiu; Chu-Shou Yang
- Abstract
The effects of H2 flow rate during plasma pretreatment on synthesizing the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by using the microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition are investigated in this study. A H2 and CH4 gas mixture with a 9:1 ratio was used as a precursor for the synthesis of MWCNT on Ni-coated TaN/Si(100) substrates. The structure and composition of Ni catalyst nanoparticles were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The present findings showed that denser Ni catalyst nanoparticles and more vertically aligned MWCNTs could be effectively achieved at higher flow rates. From Raman results, we found that the intensity ratio of G and D bands ( I D/ I G) decreases with an increasing flow rate. In addition, TEM results suggest that H2 plasma pretreatment can effectively reduce the amorphous carbon and carbonaceous particles. As a result, the pretreatment plays a crucial role in modifying the obtained MWCNTs structures.
- Subjects
CARBON nanotubes; MICROWAVE plasmas; CHEMICAL vapor deposition; NANOPARTICLES; SUBSTRATES (Materials science); SCANNING electron microscopy; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; NICKEL; CATALYSIS
- Publication
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2008, Vol 3, Issue 6, p230
- ISSN
1931-7573
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11671-008-9141-5