Thermal chemical vapor deposition of layered aligned carbon‐nanotube films separated by graphite layers

Abstract

Layered carbon‐nanotube (CNT) films were prepared using a thermal chemical vapor deposition method by introducing hydrogen gas for a period of time during the growth. Scanning electron microscopy indicates that the films are made up of two vertically oriented CNT layers separated by continuous graphite layers. Energy‐dispersive spectrometry confirms that the two layers of CNT arrays have different growth modes: the tip growth mode for the bottom layer and the base growth mode for the top layer. Raman spectra were used to characterize the quality of the two layers of CNT arrays. A possible growth model for the layered CNT separated by graphite layers was proposed.

Impact of NiOx Buffer Layers on the Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Thin Films on Nickel Substrates Fabricated by Polymer Assisted Deposition

“…Nanomaterials, including nanodots, nanowires, nanothin films, and related composites, have been immensely investigated in the last few decades due to their wide potential applications [1][2][3][4][5]. Barium titanate [BaTiO 3 (BTO)] thin film, noted for its high dielectric constant and ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, has aroused much attention for its potential applications in dynamic random access memories, optical modulators, waveguides, structural health monitoring (SHM), and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) [6][7][8].…”