Catalyst-free formation of vertically-aligned carbon nanorods as induced by nitrogen incorporation

• Main Authors: Ritikos, R., Rahman, S.A., Gani, S.M.A., Muhamad, M.R., Yap, Y.K.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7326/

We found that nitrogen incorporation can induce the formation of vertically-aligned hydrogenated carbon nanorods without the use of catalysts. These nitrogen incorporated hydrogenated carbon nanorods (CN(x):H) were synthesized by radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD). We...