Large-scale ordered carbon nanotube arrays initiated from highly ordered catalyst arrays on silicon substrates

Abstract

Large-scale fabrication of ordered arrays of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on silicon substrate has been accomplished using a technique that combines the advantages of the electronbeam lithography (EBL) and template methods. The monodisperse diameters of the fabricated CNTs can be adjusted from about 5 to 100 nm. Using the proposed method, ordered arrays of highly graphitized CNTs can be fabricated economically on most flat and smooth substrates.