Surface Morphology Studies of Carbon Nanotubes Prepared by Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Fermented Tapioca as a Starting Material

Abstract:

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were deposited on silicon wafer (Si) by Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (TCVD). The new starting material of fermented tapioca was used as carbon source. The gas flow of Argon (Ar) was constant at 70 bubbles per minute and 20 minutes of deposition time. Before the deposition process, the silicon wafer was coated with Nickel catalyst using spin coater. Various parameters such as vaporization temperature and deposition temperature have been studied. Surface morphology and uniformity were characterized using FESEM. The CNTs were structurally characterized using FESEM at different magnification to see the differences of CNTs growth at different temperature of the starting material. The surface morphology and uniformity of CNTs were dependent to parameters.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 667)
• Pages: 411-414
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.667.411
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: S. Aishah, M.Z. Nuraini, S.F. Nik, Mohamad Rusop
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Fermented Tapioca, FESEM, Field Emission Electron Microscope, Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition

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