Growth of all-carbon horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes nucleated from fullerene-based structures
Ibrahim I, Zhang Y, Popov A, Dunsch L, Buechner B, Cuniberti G, Ruemmeli MH (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2013
Journal
Book Volume: 8
Pages Range: 1-6
Article Number: 265
Journal Issue: 1
Abstract
All-carbon single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were successfully synthesized, nucleated using a fullerene derivative. A systematic investigation into the initial preparation of C60 fullerenes as growth nucleators for the SWCNTs was conducted. Enhancement in the yield of the produced SWCNT has been achieved with exploring different dispersing media for the fullerenes, the period, and environment of the initial thermal treatment of the fullerenes in addition to the use of different fullerene-based structures. The systematic studies significantly advance our understanding of the growth of the all-carbon catalyst-free single-walled carbon nanotubes. Field-effect transistors were fabricated using the catalyst-free SWCNT and then electrically characterized, showing current capacity as high as the well-studied catalyst-assisted nanotubes. © 2013 Ibrahim et al.
Involved external institutions
Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. (IFW) / Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Ibrahim, I., Zhang, Y., Popov, A., Dunsch, L., Buechner, B., Cuniberti, G., & Ruemmeli, M.H. (2013). Growth of all-carbon horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes nucleated from fullerene-based structures. Nanoscale Research Letters, 8(1), 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-8-265
MLA:
Ibrahim, Imad, et al. "Growth of all-carbon horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes nucleated from fullerene-based structures." Nanoscale Research Letters 8.1 (2013): 1-6.
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