Wetting behavior and activity of catalyst supports in carbon nanotube carpet growth

    Authors

    P. B. Amama; S. A. Putnam; A. R. Barron;B. Maruyama

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Nanoscale

    Keywords

    SURFACES; WATER; ALUMINA; ARRAYS; FILMS; RATIO; FLOW; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials; Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    A simple, reliable, and non-destructive approach based on contact angle measurements is described for predicting the activity of catalyst supports in carbon nanotube (CNT) carpet growth. The basic component of the surface free energy of different alumina supports - determined from the van Oss-Good-Chaudhury model and the Young-Dupre equation - was found to correlate with the activity of Fe catalyst during water-assisted CVD growth of CNT carpets.

    Journal Title

    Nanoscale

    Volume

    5

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2642

    Last Page

    2646

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000316120100010

    ISSN

    2040-3364

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