title: Anti-agglomerating effect in vertically aligned carbon nanotubes derived by antisolvent precipitation of naphthalene.
abstract: We developed a novel anti-agglomeration method that enables preservation of the vertical alignment of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) during desiccation of wet CNTs by utilizing antisolvent precipitation and sublimation of naphthalene (Nap). Moreover, we succeeded in depositing Pt nanoparticles onto CNTs without collapse of the vertically aligned morphology by this method.
authors.affiliation: Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan. r-ohta@mosk.tytlabs.co.jp
authors.forename: Riichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gunjishima
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Atsuto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishikawa