Method for forming a patterned array of fullerene nanotubes
US7510695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates generally to forming a patterned array of fullerene nanotubes. In one embodiment, a nanoscale array of microwells is provided on a substrate; a metal catalyst is deposited in each microwells; and a stream of hydrocarbon or CO feedstock gas is directed at the substrate under conditions that effect growth of fullerene nanotubes from each microwell.
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