title: A new method to synthesize complicated multi-branched carbon nanotubes with controlled architecture and composition.
abstract: Here we develop a simple method by using flow fluctuation to synthesize arrays of multi-branched carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are far more complex than those previously reported. The architectures and compositions can be well controlled, thus avoiding any template or additive. A branching mechanism of fluctuation-promoted coalescence of catalyst particles is proposed. This finding will provide a hopeful approach to the goal of CNT-based integrated circuits and be valuable for applying branched junctions in nanoelectronics and producing branched junctions of other materials.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dacheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yunqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lingchao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xianglong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Daoben
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D012822:Silicon Dioxide