title: The fabrication of high aspect ratio carbon nanotube arrays by direct laser interference patterning.
abstract: High aspect ratio periodic carbon nanotube arrays were fabricated using direct laser interference patterning with a frequency tripled Nd:YAG (YAG: yttrium aluminium garnet) laser (lambda = 355 nm) emitting 10 ns laser pulses. The depth of the fabricated arrays could be adjusted by controlling the number of laser pulses. Application of successive laser pulses (10-20) induced pattern distortion, resulting in the formation of conical organized arrays. The number of laser pulses necessary to produce this distortion is proportional to the spatial period of the interference pattern. Raman spectroscopy analyses confirmed that the chemical form of the carbon nanotubes was preserved after patterning.
authors.affiliation: Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 801 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405, USA.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lasagni
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon