
Growth of Aligned MWNT Arrays Using a Micrometer Scale Local-Heater at Low Ambient Temperature
Ambient room temperature growth of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays on micrometer scale local heaters is demonstrated. High growth rates of up to 8.8 μm per second have been achieved and the growth has been monitored in situ using optical microscopy. The
growth starts and ends abruptly over the length of the local heater. The terminal length of the nanotubes shows a clear dependence on growth temperature and small inhomogeneities in temperature across the heater are seen to lead to interesting microstructure of the arrays. The activation energy
for growth was seen to be consistent with earlier reports for acetylene growth of nanotubes on iron catalysts.
Keywords: CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS; LOW TEMPERATURE GROWTH; VAMWNT
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: June 1, 2010
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