title: Nanopatterning of catalyst by Dip Pen nanolithography (DPN) for synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNT).
abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were synthesized on nanopatterned catalysts. The catalyst nanoparticles were obtained using dip pen nanolithographytechnique. Dip pen nanolithography technique was used to deposit NiCl(2) nanopatterns with sub-200 nm feature sizes on a silicon substrate. The deposited features were verified by using lateral force microscopy. The substrate was then placed in a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition instrument to synthesize CNT. The synthesized CNT were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: S-W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Megerian