Organometallic Block Copolymers as Catalyst Precursors for Templated Carbon Nanotube Growth

Hinderling, Christian and Keles, Yanki and Stöckli, Thomas and Knapp, Helmut F. and De los Arcos, Teresa and Oelhafen, Peter and Korczagin, Igor and Hempenius, Mark A. and Vancso, G. Julius and Pugin, Raphaël and Heinzelmann, Harry (2004) Organometallic Block Copolymers as Catalyst Precursors for Templated Carbon Nanotube Growth. Advanced Materials, 16 (1). pp. 876-879. ISSN 0935-9648

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Abstract:	The use of organic-organometallic block copolymers as catalyst precursors for templated carbon nanotube (CNT) growth (see Figure) is demonstrated for the first time. A thin film of block copolymer was treated with O2 plasma to produce ordered iron-containing catalyst nanoparticle arrays, which are efficient catalysts for CNT growth. This approach allows control of catalyst domain size and spacing by tailoring block copolymer composition.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2004 Wiley InterScience
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Materials Science and Technology of Polymers (MTP)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/71996
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.200306447
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