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A new method was found to synthesize large-area (7 × 15 mm2), high-density (higher than 109 cm−2), aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with uniform diameters on a silica wafer. Ferrocene/melamine mixtures were pyrolyzed through a three-step process in an Ar atmosphere in a single-stage furnace. The structure and composition of the CNTs were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). It was found that these nanotubes have uniform outer diameters of about 22 nm and varying lengths from 10 to 40 μm. High-resolution TEM images showed that CNT is composed of graphite-like layers arranged in a stacked-cup-like structure. XPS results showed that the layer covering the tops of the aligned CNTs consists of carbon and iron. The EELS spectrum showed that these tubes are pure carbon.
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Cao, P.J., Gu, Y.S., Liu, H.W. et al. High-density aligned carbon nanotubes with uniform diameters. Journal of Materials Research 18, 1686–1690 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2003.0231
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