Synthesis of chemically bonded CNT-graphene heterostructure arrays

Chandra Sekhar Rout, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Anurag Kumar, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Timothy S. Fisher, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Ujjal K. Gautam, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research; National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS)
Yoshio Bando, National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS)
Dmitri Golberg, National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS)

Abstract

Carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene constitute the two most exotic classes of functional carbon materials representing one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures. With an intention of combining them together in to a single structure, in this communication, we report on vertically aligned, interconnected graphene arrays grown on arrays of CNTs.

Discipline(s)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology