Log Number: P203
Abstract Submitted to the    NANOTUBE'04 Conference:

Studies on the production of aligned carbon nanotube mats

I.A. Kinloch, J. Boratynski, C. Buchel, I.Y. Antypas, J. Fields, J. Summer, K.K.K. Koziol, C. Singh, A. H. Windle, C. Leung (2), Y. Chen (2) and R.E. Palmer (2), M. Nolte (3), W. Bauhofer (3) and K. Schulte (3)

(1) Dept. of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK
Contact e-mail: iak21@cam.ac.uk

The pyrolysis of ferrocene and toluene is a useful route to the production of aligned carbon nanotubes "mats". These mats can be produced on the gramme scale and have been successfully used in a range of applications studies due to their good dispersability. Here, we present a detailed study on this mode of nanotube growth in order to understand their growth mechanism and control their morphology. Various substrates are used and the reaction conditions varied. A wide range of techniques has been used to study the resultant mats, including Raman spectroscopy, electron microscopy, AFM and image analysis. The repeatability of the product and the effect of the experimental parameters on the alignment and size of the nanotubes will be discussed. In particular, it is found that millimetre thick mats can be produced under suitable, stable growth conditions.

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