Production and Applications of Vertically Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract

Synthesis of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotube (VA-SWNT) thin films by alcohol catalytic chemical vapor deposition has been clarified using an in situ optical absorbance measurement technique, which makes it possible to control the final film thickness. These VA-SWNT films can be detached from the substrates on which they are grown and reattached onto arbitrary solid surfaces by a simple hot water-assisted process. This will allow many new areas of SWNT applications to be investigated.