title: Low-temperature, highly efficient growth of carbon nanotubes on functional materials by an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction.
abstract: In many applications like photovoltaics, fuel cells, batteries, or interconnects in integrated circuits carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the role of charge transport electrodes. The building of such devices requires an in situ growth of CNTs at temperatures where the structure or chemical composition of the functional materials is unaltered. We report that in a chemical vapor deposition process involving an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of C2H2 with CO2 growth temperatures below 400 degrees C are achieved. Furthermore, the growth can be performed on versatile materials ranging from metals through oxides to organic materials.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiêre Complexe, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. arnaud.magrez@epfl.ch
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magrez
authors.forename: Jin Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smajda
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Korbely
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mionić
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casimirius
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forró