title: Silicon encapsulated carbon nanotubes.
abstract: A dual stage process of depositing bamboo-like carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) and coating Si using Radio frequency sputtering (RFS) technique. The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electron field emission studies (EFE). SEM results suggest a dense network of homogeneous silicon-coated BCNTs. From the comprehensive analysis of the results provided by these techniques emerges the picture of Si encapsulated BCNTs.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA. srilakshmikatar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Srilakshmi
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