We report both the growth of carbon nanotube forests and electrical conduction on W, Ti, and TiN substrates coated with an ultra-thin Al2O3 support layer. Varying the Al2O3 thickness, a good electrical contact and high nanotube density is possible for a 0.5nm Al2O3 layer as such an ultra-thin film allows tunnelling. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that, when using these non-continuous Al2O3 films, Fe catalyst diffuses into the conducting substrates, eventually causing growth to stop. Forests grown on ultra-thin Al2O3 are potentially useful for applications as interconnects, supercapacitors, and heat spreaders.
Electrical conduction of carbon nanotube forests through sub-nanometric films of alumina
Cinzia Cepek;
2013
Abstract
We report both the growth of carbon nanotube forests and electrical conduction on W, Ti, and TiN substrates coated with an ultra-thin Al2O3 support layer. Varying the Al2O3 thickness, a good electrical contact and high nanotube density is possible for a 0.5nm Al2O3 layer as such an ultra-thin film allows tunnelling. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that, when using these non-continuous Al2O3 films, Fe catalyst diffuses into the conducting substrates, eventually causing growth to stop. Forests grown on ultra-thin Al2O3 are potentially useful for applications as interconnects, supercapacitors, and heat spreaders.File in questo prodotto:
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