Gas phase and surface kinetics in plasma and hot filament-enhanced catalytic chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanostructures

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Abstract

Simulations of the gas phase chemistry (C2H2/H2) coupled with surface reactions for the catalytic growth of carbon nanostructures (nanotubes/nanofibers), using different activation modes of catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process, are presented. Deposits issued from thermal CCVD, hot-filament CCVD, plasma-enhanced CCVD and plasma-enhanced combined with hot-filament CCVD are compared to simulations of the gas phase and surface kinetics. The influence of the activation elements is described in detail. According to these simulations taking into account optical emission spectroscopy data, gas phase composition and linear growth rate of tubular nanostructures are predicted in good agreement with the experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3466-3471
Number of pages6
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume517
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2009

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Gas phase kinetics
  • Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition
  • Surface kinetics

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