An Overview of Selected Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Parameter for Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth

Title:An Overview of Selected Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Parameter for Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth

Volume: 4 Issue: 1

Author(s): Mohd. Shahril Amin Bistamam, Mohd. Asyadi Azam, Nor Syafira Abdul Manaf, Pei Sean Goh, Mohd. Warikh Abdul Rashid and Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

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Keywords: Aligned carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes growth parameter, catalytic chemical vapor deposition, supergrowth.

Abstract: Aligned carbon nanotube (A-CNT) has been extensively studied due to their high potential in many applications. Despite the fact that catalyst preparation is the key role to grow A-CNTs, the parameter of catalytic chemical vapor deposition (C-CVD) also influences A-CNT growth and its morphologies. This review focused to critically synthesize the published data in scientific report on A-CNT for better understanding the C-CVD parameter governing vertically A-CNT growth. The review will mainly discuss the influence of C-CVD processing temperature, C-CVD processing time, and carbon feedstock in A-CNT growth and its effects on A-CNT morphologies. Challenges and future perspectives in the synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes have also been discussed.

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Shahril Amin Bistamam Mohd., Asyadi Azam Mohd., Syafira Abdul Manaf Nor, Sean Goh Pei, Warikh Abdul Rashid Mohd. and Fauzi Ismail Ahmad, An Overview of Selected Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Parameter for Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia 2014; 4 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210681204666140905221405