title: Growth of carbon nanotubes on a gold (111) surface using two-dimensional iron oxide nano-particle catalysts derived from iron storage protein.
abstract: We report here the preparation of two-dimensional iron oxide nano-particles from the iron storage protein ferritin immobilized on a gold surface. This paper also reports the novel finding of the lattice-oriented like growth of carbon nanotubes on a gold (111) surface using the obtained two-dimensional iron oxide nano-particles on the gold surface as a catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Kumamoto University College of Medical Science, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan. masato@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunitake