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Metal catalyst-free low-temperature carbon nanotube growth on SiGe islands

Metal catalyst-free low-temperature carbon nanotube growth on SiGe islands
Metal catalyst-free low-temperature carbon nanotube growth on SiGe islands
A metal-catalyst-free growth method of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been developed using chemical vapor deposition of CNTs on carbon-implanted SiGe islands on Si substrates. From scanning electron microscopy and Raman measurements, the fabricated CNTs are identified as single-walled CNTs with a diameter ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 nm. Essential parts of the substrate preparation after CVD SiGe growth and carbon implant are a chemical oxidization by hydrogen peroxide solution and a heat treatment at 1000°C prior to CNT growth. We believe that these processes enhance surface decomposition and assist the formation of carbon clusters, which play a role in seeding CNT growth. The growth technique is a practical method of growing metal-free CNTs for a variety of applications, while at the same time opening up the prospect of merging CNT devices into silicon very-large-scale-integration technology.
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de Groot, C.H.
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Ashburn, P.
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Kiziroglou, M.E.
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Dilliway, G.D.
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Uchino, T., Bourdakos, K.N., de Groot, C.H., Ashburn, P., Kiziroglou, M.E., Dilliway, G.D. and Smith, D.C. (2005) Metal catalyst-free low-temperature carbon nanotube growth on SiGe islands. Applied Physics Letters, 86 (23), 233110. (doi:10.1063/1.1946191).

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A metal-catalyst-free growth method of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been developed using chemical vapor deposition of CNTs on carbon-implanted SiGe islands on Si substrates. From scanning electron microscopy and Raman measurements, the fabricated CNTs are identified as single-walled CNTs with a diameter ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 nm. Essential parts of the substrate preparation after CVD SiGe growth and carbon implant are a chemical oxidization by hydrogen peroxide solution and a heat treatment at 1000°C prior to CNT growth. We believe that these processes enhance surface decomposition and assist the formation of carbon clusters, which play a role in seeding CNT growth. The growth technique is a practical method of growing metal-free CNTs for a variety of applications, while at the same time opening up the prospect of merging CNT devices into silicon very-large-scale-integration technology.

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Published date: June 2005
Keywords: carbon nanotube
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 261176
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/261176
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: f933e20c-9d86-4471-bb8c-e392c0bc2881
ORCID for C.H. de Groot: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3850-7101

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Date deposited: 02 Sep 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: T. Uchino
Author: K.N. Bourdakos
Author: C.H. de Groot ORCID iD
Author: P. Ashburn
Author: M.E. Kiziroglou
Author: G.D. Dilliway
Author: D.C. Smith

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