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Multilayer Film Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes

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An approach to assemble multilayers of carbon nanotubes on a substrate is resented. Chemical vapor deposition using a transition metal catalyst formulation is used to grow the nanotubes. Results show a bilayer assembly of nanotubes each with a different density of tubes.

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  1. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Alan M. Cassell, M. Meyyappan & Jie Han

  2. ELORET Corporation, USA

    Alan M. Cassell & Jie Han

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Cassell, A.M., Meyyappan, M. & Han, J. Multilayer Film Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2, 387–389 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010026608660

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