Laterally aligned, multiwalled carbon nanotube growth using magnetospirillium magnetotacticum

Nitin Kumar, Wayne Curtis, Jong In Hahm

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Abstract

In this talk, we report a straightforward method to produce multiwalled carbon nanotubes using magnetic nanoparticles of Magnetospirillium magnetotacticum as catalysts. Carbon nanotube growth on these nanoparticles resulted in multiwalled carbon nanotubes of an average diameter of 13 nm showing a narrow distribution in diameter. The magnetic character of the iron-containing catalysts was exploited to generate biased growth orientations of the multiwalled carbon nanotubes during their synthesis. This magnetic bacteria-based synthetic approach represents a step forward towards synthesis-directed assembly of carbon nanotubes which is needed for easy integration of these materials into nanoelectronic devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages14360
Number of pages1
StatePublished - 2005
Event05AIChE: 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting and Fall Showcase - Cincinnati, OH, United States
Duration: Oct 30 2005Nov 4 2005

Other

Other05AIChE: 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting and Fall Showcase
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCincinnati, OH
Period10/30/0511/4/05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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