Date of Award:
8-2012
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Physics
Committee Chair(s)
Tsung-Cheng Shen
Committee
Tsung-Cheng Shen
Committee
David Peak
Committee
D. Mark Riffe
Abstract
Rolled-up graphene sheets, known as carbon nanotubes, are grown in vertically aligned arrays called carbon nanotube forests (CNTFs). CNTFs make extremely dark surfaces. They are being investigated for use on space crafts as calibration surfaces and to protect optical sensors from unwanted signals. These CNTFs are grown by injecting a precursor consisting of a metal catalyst particle and a hydrocarbon component into a furnace at high temperature (~700°C). This study investigates the influence of several different growth parameters on the final height and density of the CNTF. Height and density influence the absorbance of the surface at different wavelengths.
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Recommended Citation
Call, Robert Welch, "The Effect of Growth Parameters on the Height and Density of Carbon Nanotube Forests" (2012). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 1261.
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This work made publicly available electronically on July 31, 2012.