Preparation of aligned carbon nanotubes catalysed by laser-etched cobalt thin films

Abstract Pyrolysis of 2-amino-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine over laser-etched thin films of cobalt deposited on an inverted silica substrate generates aligned bundles and films of carbon nanotubes of uniform dimensions. Scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analyses, electron energy loss spectroscopy and electron diffraction studies reveal that the aligned tubes, which usually grow perpendicular to the substrate surface, are mainly straight (length ⩽100 μm; 30–50 nm OD), contain traces of nitrogen (

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