• 文献标题:   Carbon Micronymphaea: Graphene on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHOI JW, YOUN SK, PARK HG
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1687-4110
  • 通讯作者地址:   ETH
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1155/2013/734686
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

This paper describes the morphology of carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube (CNT), graphene, and their hybrid structure under various operating conditions during a one-step synthesis via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). We focus on the synthetic aspects of carbon hybrid material composed of heteroepitaxially grown graphene on top of a vertical array of carbon nanotubes, called carbon micronymphaea. We characterize the structural features of this unique nanocomposite by uses of electron microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy. We observe carbon nanofibers, poorly aligned and well-aligned vertical arrays of CNT sequentially as the growth temperature increases, while we always discover the carbon hybrids, called carbon micronymphaea, at specific cooling rate of 15 degrees C/s, which is optimal for the carbon precipitation from the Ni nanoparticles in this study. We expect one-pot synthesized graphene-on-nanotube hybrid structure poses great potential for applications that demand ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratios with intact graphitic nature and directional electronic and thermal transports.