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Chirality-controlled synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes using vapour-phase epitaxy

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  • Jia Liu

    (University of Southern California)

  • Chuan Wang

    (University of Southern California)

  • Xiaomin Tu

    (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

  • Bilu Liu

    (University of Southern California)

  • Liang Chen

    (University of Southern California)

  • Ming Zheng

    (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

  • Chongwu Zhou

    (University of Southern California)

Abstract

Chirality-controlled synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes with predefined chiralities has been an important but elusive goal for almost two decades. Here we demonstrate a general strategy for producing carbon nanotubes with predefined chiralities by using purified single-chirality nanotubes as seeds for subsequent metal catalyst free growth, resembling vapour-phase epitaxy commonly used for semiconductor films. In particular, we have successfully synthesized (7, 6), (6, 5) and (7, 7) nanotubes, and used Raman spectroscopy to show unambiguously that the original chiralities of the nanotube seeds are preserved. Furthermore, we have performed electrical measurements on synthesized individual (7, 6) and (6, 5) nanotubes, confirming their semiconducting nature. The vapour-phase epitaxy approach is found to be highly robust and should enable a wide range of fundamental studies and technological developments.

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  • Jia Liu & Chuan Wang & Xiaomin Tu & Bilu Liu & Liang Chen & Ming Zheng & Chongwu Zhou, 2012. "Chirality-controlled synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes using vapour-phase epitaxy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2205
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2205
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