The synthesis of carbon nanotubes and zirconium carbide composite films on a glass substrate

Huang, Lei, Lau, S. P., Zhang, Y. B., Tay, Beng Kang and Fu, Yong Qing (2004) The synthesis of carbon nanotubes and zirconium carbide composite films on a glass substrate. Nanotechnology, 15 (5). pp. 663-666. ISSN 0957-4484

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/15/5/044

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and zirconium carbide (ZrC) composite films were directly grown on Zr–Fe coated glass by chemical vapour deposition. The Zr–Fe film not only acts as a catalyst to facilitate the nanotube growth, but also offers a template to form the ZrC phase. The Zr content in the Zr–Fe bimetallic catalyst can influence the carbon production rate so as to grow long CNTs, yielding a high aspect ratio. In comparison with CNTs grown on a pure Fe catalyst, the composite film promotes the growth of sparse and long nanotubes. Field emission measurements revealed that the composite film exhibits a relatively low turn-on field of 3.2 V µm−1.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: F200 Materials Science
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2015 15:59
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2019 19:05
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21841

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