Record Details

Synthesis and (some) applications of carbon-nanotube-supported pyrolytic carbon nanocones

NOPR - NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Synthesis and (some) applications of carbon-nanotube-supported pyrolytic carbon nanocones
 
Creator Paredes, Germercy
Seine, Grégory
Cours, Robin
Houdellier, Florent
Allouche, Hatem
Ondarçuhu, Thierry
Piazza, Fabrice
Monthioux, Marc
 
Subject Micro-/nano-cones
Growth mechanisms
Pyrolytic carbon
Near-field microscopies
Electron emitters
 
Description 1091-1094
Graphene-based cones with nanosized apex can be obtained by means of a high temperature pyrolytic carbon deposition process using methane and hydrogen as gaseous feedstock and single carbon nanotubes as deposition substrates. Aside the cones, micrometer-sized carbon beads or fibre segments are deposited meanwhile which are a key morphological component for allowing handling and mounting the carbon cones and then using them for various applications. Based on both the literature dealing with pyrolytic carbon deposition processes and experimental observations, a peculiar deposition mechanism is proposed, involving the transient formation of pitch-like liquid phase droplets which deposit onto the individual carbon nanotubes. In this picture, it is believed that a key parameter is the diameter ratio for the droplets and the nanotubes, respectively. The cone concentric texture and perfect nanotexture are shown by high resolution transmission electron microscopy, which allows interesting mechanical and conducting properties to be predicted. Correspondingly, applications of the carbon nanocones as electron emitters for cold-field electron sources on the one hand, and as probes for various modes of near-field microscopy on the other hand, have been tested.
 
Date 2021-02-22T08:49:09Z
2021-02-22T08:49:09Z
2020-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1017 (Online); 0971-4588 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/56267
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEMS Vol.27(6) [December 2020]