Simulation of the dc plasma in carbon nanotube growth
Author(s) -
David Hash,
Deepak Bose,
T. R. Govindan,
M. Meyyappan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.1568155
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , plasma , acetylene , argon , chemical vapor deposition , tungsten , protein filament , materials science , nanotube , ion , atomic physics , carbon nanotube quantum dot , electron temperature , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
A model for the dc plasma used in carbon nanotube growth is presented, and one-dimensional simulations of an acetylene/ammonia/argon system are performed. The effect of dc bias is illustrated by examining electron temperature, electron and ion densities, and neutral densities. Introducing a tungsten filament in the dc plasma, as in hot filament chemical vapor deposition with plasma assistance, shows negligible influence on the system characteristics.
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