TY - JOUR
AU - Robertson, J
AB - Vertically aligned carbon nanofibres were grown at temperatures as low as 120°C by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD). A systematic study of the temperature dependence of the growth rate found an activation energy of 0.23eV, much less than that for thermal chemical vapour deposition (1.21.5eV). This suggests that growth occurs by surface diffusion of carbon on nickel. Vertically aligned carbon nanofibres were grown by PECVD on to flexible plastic substrates. We show that individual lines and dots of free-standing 2050nm diameter nanotubes can be grown on to chromium-covered polyimide foil. The scalable deposition method allows large-area coverage without damaging or bending the sensitive substrate material. Field-emission cathodes were made for the purpose of demonstration.
TI - Controlled low-temperature growth of carbon nanofibres by plasma deposition
JF - New Journal of Physics
DO - 10.1088/1367-2630/5/1/153
DA - 2003-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/iop-publishing/controlled-low-temperature-growth-of-carbon-nanofibres-by-plasma-IGv0lkVzfi
SP - 153
VL - 5
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -