Structure dependence of carbon nanotube on the process parameters using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition

  • Published : 2002.08.21

Abstract

Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have been grown on Ni-coated TiN/Si substrate by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition using $H_2/CH_4$ mixture gas. We have investigated the Effect of process parameters on the growth of CNT. During the growth, microwave power, pressure, and growth temperature were varied from 300 W to 700 W, 10 Torr to 30 Torr, and 300 $^{\circ}C$ to 700 $^{\circ}C$. respectively. Then we controlled the size of CNTs. The structure of CNT was sensitively dependent on the process parameters.

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