Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Carbon or compound thereof – Elemental carbon
Patent
1998-11-05
2000-10-10
Bos, Steven
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Carbon or compound thereof
Elemental carbon
423439, 4234475, D01F 9127
Patent
active
061299014
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a powerful new method for producing, uniform sized and uniformly aligned nanotubes through catalytic pyrolysis of a hydrocarbon within the dense, uniform and parallel pores of alumina nano-templates. The catalyst, Co, Fe, Ni or another suitable substance is deposited electrochemically into the bottom of the channel of the alumina template. The nanotubes with any desired diameter in the range 5-500 nm and lengths up to .about.100 .mu.m, are generated by the pyrolysis of a suitable hydrocarbon inside the pores of the alumina template with at least one end open at the alumina/air interface. The nanotubes may be filled by metals using for example electroless deposition.
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Haslett Thomas L.
Li Jing
Moskovits Martin
Bos Steven
DiMauro Peter
Haslett Thomas
Li Jing
Moskovits Martin
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