Marangoni effect in SiO(2) during field-directed chemical vapor deposition growth of carbon nanotubes

• Intense local heating of SiO2 is shown to occur during chemical vapor deposition growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of an electric field. This gives rise to the Marangoni effect where strong convection currents are induced in the molten SiO2 layer. Nanoscale trenches and bumps are formed in the insulating layer directly below the growing nanotube.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

carbon nanotubes

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