An Easy Methodology for the Incorporation of Carbon Nanotubes on Surfaces of Components Applied as Electronic Devices

Abstract:

Carbon nanotubes are grown by catalytic chemical vapour deposition over components of electronic devices. Samples are analyzed by thermogravimetry, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The carbon materials deposited on the microchips present the morphology of multiwall carbon nanotubes and grow vertically aligned on the substrates. The preparation procedure parameters are changed to control sizes and height of the grown multiwall carbon nanotubes. The selectivity to incorporate, or not, carbon nanotubes depends on the chemical composition of the substrate. While carbon nanotubes are efficiently grown on Au surfaces, this reaction does not occur on Pt surfaces. These results correlate with a heterogeneous nucleation of iron catalyst particles on the substrate surface. The resulting composite materials can find numerous technological applications.

• Periodical: Journal of Nano Research (Volumes 18-19)
• Pages: 157-163
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.18-19.157
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: M. Pérez-Cadenas, A. Maroto-Valiente, I. Rodríguez-Ramos, A. Guerrero-Ruíz
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Electronic Devices, SEM, TEM

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