1. Synergetic carbon nanotube growth.
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Parker, Jason M. and Wong, H.-S. Philip
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SYNERGETICS , *CARBON nanotubes , *MICROMETERS , *CATALYSTS , *THICKNESS measurement , *MECHANICAL models - Abstract
Abstract: We report an effect in vertically-aligned carbon nanotube growth in which small catalyst features in proximity to large features show an enhanced growth rate. We apply this so-called “synergetic growth” effect in micrometer-scale patterns to produce vertical-like growth horizontally. This approach enables carbon nanotube integration into device applications requiring a fair degree of carbon nanotube alignment. The synergetic growth effect corroborates growth mechanisms describing carbon nanotube growth as a more complex process than elemental carbon supersaturating metal catalyst. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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