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Shaping different carbon nano- and submicro-structures by alcohol chemical vapor deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Z.G. Zhao ,
S. Bai ,
Z. Ying ,
Jin-Bo Bai  and
H.M. Cheng
Z.G. Zhao
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic China; and Laboratory of Mechanics of Soils, Structures and Materials, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 8579, Ecole Central Paris, 92295 Chatenay-Malabry, France
S. Bai
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic China
Z. Ying
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic China
Jin-Bo Bai
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Mechanics of Soils, Structures and Materials, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 8579, Ecole Central Paris, 92295 Chatenay-Malabry, France
H.M. Cheng*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: cheng@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

A variety of carbon nano- and submicro-structures with spectacular morphologies such as spaghetti-like, dendritic, and segmented carbon fibers; carbon pillars; and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was selectively synthesized by the alcohol chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The phase structure and morphologies were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), and Raman spectroscopy. The carbon structures could be controlled by adjusting the deposition position and the growth temperature. The formation mechanism of these carbon structures was discussed on the basis of the experimental results. The various CVD products obviously imply that the growth mechanism for our alcohol CVD process evolves from catalytic growth mode to pyrolytic carbon deposition mode. The obtained various carbon nano- and submicro-structures may be promising for applications in functional nanodevices.

Keywords

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)Morphology
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 21 , Issue 10 , October 2006 , pp. 2504 - 2509
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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