Abstract
In situ measurement of the plasma used for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) growth of carbon nanotubes (CNT) was presented. Neutral species and positive ions extracted from a C 2H 2:NH 3 plasma which were used to grow vertically aligned CNT were anslyzed using mass spectrometry. It was found that NH 3 suppressed C 2H 2 decomposition and encouraged CNT formation. It was demonstrated that the removal of excess carbon, essential for obtaining nanotubes without amorphous carbon deposits, was achieved through gas phase reactions which mainly formed HCN.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1137-1139 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 16 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)