Keywords:
Nanotubes.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This book surveys the physics and fabrication of carbon nanotubes and their applications in optics, electronics, chemistry and biotechnology. The text illustrates major fabrication methods in detail, particularly the most widely used PECVD growth techniques.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (309 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783642304903
Series Statement:
NanoScience and Technology Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1030565
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Aligned Carbon Nanotubes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 Introduction to Carbon -- References -- 2 Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.1 History of Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.1.1 History Before 1991 -- 2.1.2 History Since 1991 -- 2.1.3 History of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2 Structures of Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.1 Graphite -- 2.2.2 Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.3 Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.4 Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.5 Bamboo-Like Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.6 CNT Y-Junctions -- 2.2.7 Carbon Nanobuds -- 2.2.8 CNT Nanotorus and Micro-Rings -- 2.2.9 Carbon Microtubes -- 2.2.10 Amorphous Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.11 Coiled Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.12 Flattened Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.2.13 Other Carbon Nanomaterials -- 2.3 Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.3.1 Anisotropic Mechanical Properties -- 2.3.2 Anisotropic Electrical Properties -- 2.3.3 Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity -- 2.3.4 Anisotropic Thermal Diffusivity -- 2.3.5 Anisotropic Seebeck Coefficient -- 2.3.6 Other Anisotropic Physical Properties -- References -- 3 Growth Techniques of Carbon Nanotubes -- 3.1 Arc Discharge -- 3.2 Laser Ablation -- 3.3 Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 3.4 Hydrothermal Methods -- 3.5 Flame Method -- 3.6 Disproportionation of Carbon Monoxide -- 3.7 Catalytic Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons -- 3.8 Electrolysis -- 3.9 Solar Energy -- References -- 4 Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes -- 4.1 Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.1.1 Hot-Wall Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.1.2 Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.1.3 Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth Mechanism of Carbon Nanotubes -- 4.1.4 Experimental Condition of Carbon Nanotube Array Growth -- 4.2 Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.2.1 Direct Current Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition.
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4.2.2 Radio-Frequency Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.2.3 Microwave Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 4.2.4 Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth Mechanism of Carbon Nanotube Alignment -- 4.2.5 Experimental Conditions of Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth -- References -- 5 Physics of Direct Current Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 5.1 Equipment Setup and Growth Procedure -- 5.2 Substrate and Underlayer -- 5.3 Growth Temperature -- 5.4 Plasma Heating and Etching Effects -- 5.5 Plasma States -- 5.6 Catalyst Crystal Orientation -- 5.7 Electric Field Manipulation -- 5.8 DC-PECVD Growth Mechanism -- 5.8.1 First Stage: Randomly Entangled CNT Growth -- 5.8.2 Second Stage: Partially Aligned CNT Growth -- 5.8.3 Third Stage: Fully Aligned CNT Growth -- 5.8.4 DC-PECVD Growth Mechanism -- References -- 6 Technologies to Achieve Carbon Nanotube Alignment -- 6.1 In Situ Techniques for Carbon Nanotube Alignment -- 6.1.1 Thermal CVD with Crowding Effect -- 6.1.2 Thermal CVD with Imposed Electric Field -- 6.1.3 Thermal CVD under Gas Flow Fields -- 6.1.4 Thermal CVD Growth with Epitaxy -- 6.1.5 Thermal CVD under Magnetic Fields -- 6.1.6 Vertically Aligned CNT Arrays Grown by PECVD -- 6.1.7 Other In Situ techniques -- 6.2 Ex Situ Techniques for Carbon Nanotube Alignment -- 6.2.1 Ex Situ Alignment Under Electric Fields -- 6.2.2 Ex Situ Alignment Under Magnetic Fields -- 6.2.3 Ex Situ Mechanical Methods -- 6.2.4 Other Ex Situ Methods -- References -- 7 Measurement Techniques of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes -- 7.1 Scanning Electron Microscopy -- 7.2 Bragg Diffraction -- 7.2.1 X-Ray Diffraction -- 7.2.2 Neutron Diffraction -- 7.2.3 Electron Diffraction -- 7.2.4 Light Diffraction -- 7.3 Small-Angle Scattering -- 7.3.1 Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering -- 7.3.2 Small-Angle Neutron Scattering -- 7.4 Raman Spectroscopy.
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7.5 Transmission Electron Microscopy -- 7.6 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy -- 7.7 Atomic Force Microscopy -- 7.8 Other Techniques -- References -- 8 Properties and Applications of Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays -- 8.1 Field Emission Devices -- 8.1.1 Field Emission of Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays -- 8.1.2 Carbon Nanotube Array Emitters -- 8.1.3 High-Intensity Electron Sources -- 8.1.4 Lighting -- 8.1.5 Field Emission Flat Panel Displays -- 8.1.6 Incandescent Displays -- 8.1.7 X-Ray Generators -- 8.1.8 Microwave Devices -- 8.1.9 Other Field Emission Devices -- 8.2 Optical Devices -- 8.2.1 Photonic Crystals -- 8.2.2 Optical Antennae -- 8.2.3 Optical Waveguides -- 8.2.4 SWCNT Array Solar Cells -- 8.2.5 Solar Cells Based on MWCNT Nanocoaxes -- 8.3 Nanoelectrode-Based Sensors -- 8.3.1 Nanoelectrode Arrays -- 8.3.2 Ion Sensors -- 8.3.3 Gas Sensors -- 8.3.4 Biosensors -- 8.4 Thermal Devices: Thermal Interface Materials -- 8.5 Electrical Interconnects and Vias -- 8.6 Templates -- 8.7 Aligned-CNT Composites and Applications -- References -- 9 Potential Applications of Carbon Nanotube Arrays -- 9.1 Mechanical Devices -- 9.1.1 Carbon Nanotube Ropes -- 9.1.2 TEM Grids -- 9.1.3 Artificial Setae -- 9.1.4 Piezoresistive Effects: Pressure and Strain Sensors -- 9.2 Electrical Devices -- 9.2.1 Random Access Memory -- 9.2.2 Low κ Dielectrics -- 9.2.3 Transistors -- 9.3 Acoustic Sensors -- 9.3.1 Artificial Ears -- 9.3.2 Thermoacoustic Loudspeakers -- 9.4 Electrochemical and Chemical Storage Devices -- 9.4.1 Fuel Cells -- 9.4.2 Supercapacitors -- 9.4.3 Lithium Ion Batteries -- 9.4.4 Hydrogen Storage -- 9.5 Electromechanical Devices: Actuators -- 9.6 Terahertz Sources -- 9.7 Other Applications -- References -- Epilogue -- Index.
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