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Micrograph no: 564
Brief description: Aligned array of nanotubes
Keywords: alignment, array, carbon, carbon nanotube, chemical vapour deposition (CVD), ferrocene, film, nanotube , order, polymer , quartz
Categories: Polymer
System: Carbon nanotube
Composition: Not specified
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Processing: Chemical vapour deposition onto a quartz substrate, using a fine solution of ferrocene dissolved in toluene
Applications: Such architectures may be of interest as nanocomposites for use in nanodevices. More generally, carbon nanotubes may be used for hydrogen storage or for fuel cell applications
Sample preparation: The specimen has been sputter-coated with gold to avoid charging in the SEM
Technique: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Length bar: 25 μm
Further information: Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) allows the synthesis of high purity nanotubes of controlled length and diameter. The nanotubes in this specimen were deposited on quartz using ferrocene dissolved in toluene. They are approximately 40 nm in diameter and 60 microns long.
Contributor: C Singh
Organisation: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Date: 03/10/02
Licence for re-use: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales