A simple thermal CVD method for carbon nanotube synthesis on stainless steel 304 without the addition of an external catalyst

A method is described to synthesize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by thermal chemical vapour deposition (th-CVD) directly on stainless steel substrates of various geometries. This method allows the bulk metal surface to act as both the catalyst and support for the CNT growth, thus enhancing the contact an...

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Published in:Carbon (New York) 2009, Vol.47 (1), p.313-318
Main Authors: Baddour, Carole E., Fadlallah, Faysal, Nasuhoglu, Deniz, Mitra, Reema, Vandsburger, Leron, Meunier, Jean-Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesion
Austenitic stainless steels
Carbon
Carbon nanotubes
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemical vapor deposition
Chemistry
Contact
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
diamonds, graphite
General and physical chemistry
Materials science
Physics
Specific materials
Stainless steels
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
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Summary:A method is described to synthesize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by thermal chemical vapour deposition (th-CVD) directly on stainless steel substrates of various geometries. This method allows the bulk metal surface to act as both the catalyst and support for the CNT growth, thus enhancing the contact and adherence of the tubes to the substrate and eliminating the requirement of adding an additional catalyst in the process. The procedure was optimized to obtain a uniform layer of CNTs on the substrate.
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2008.10.038