Dendrimer-assisted low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
Date of this Version
1-1-2006This document has been peer-reviewed.
Abstract
Using a shielded growth approach and N2-annealed, nearly monodispersed Fe2O3 nanoparticles synthesized by interdendritic stabilization of Fe3+ species within fourth-generation poly(amidoamine) dendrimers, carbon nanotubes and nanofibers were successfully grown at low substrate temperatures (200-400 degreesC) by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition.