COLL 498 |
| Nirupama Chakrapani1, Bingqing Wei2, Alvaro Carrillo3, Pulickel M. Ajayan4, and Ravindra S. Kane3. (1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, (2) Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5901, (3) Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, (4) Materials Science and Engineering and Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 |
| Carbon nanotubes have numerous potential applications as a result of their outstanding mechanical and electronic properties. The pursuit of these numerous applications is hindered by the difficulty of manipulating these nanomaterials and organizing them into macroscopic structures. We report the formation of intriguing cellular structures from vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays. We will describe the mechanisms giving rise to pattern formation. We will also discuss how structure formation may be controlled by controlling the chemistry of the substrate as well as processing conditions. Applications of these nanostructured materials will also be discussed. |
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Thursday, April 1, 2004 Marriott -- Orange County 5, Oral
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry |