Title
Closed-loop control of laser assisted chemical vapor deposition growth of carbon nanotubes
Author
van de Burgt, Y.
Bellouard, Y.
Mandamparambil, R.
Haluska, M.
Dietzel, A.H.
Publication year
2012
Abstract
Laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition growth is an attractive mask-less process for growing locally aligned nanotubes in selected places on temperature sensitive substrates. An essential parameter for a successful and reproducible synthesis of nanotubes is the temperature during growth. Here, we demonstrate a temperature feedback control mechanism based on the dynamic, in situ monitoring of the infrared radiation coupled with reflectivity information. With the information provided by these sensors, an infrared laser, focused on a silicon substrate covered with aluminum-oxide and iron catalyst layers, can be controlled. The growth takes place in a gaseous mixture of argon (carrier gas), hydrogen (process gas), and ethylene (carbon-containing gas). Scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy analysis demonstrate the excellent reproducibility of the closed-loop control process over multiple experiments. Furthermore, we developed a unique method to identify the onset for catalyst formation and activation by monitoring the fluctuation of the reflected laser beam. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.
Subject
Mechatronics, Mechanics & Materials
HOL - Holst
TS - Technical Sciences
Chemistry
Industrial Innovation
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TNO identifier
463742
ISSN
0021-8979
Source
Journal of Applied Physics, 112 (3)
Article number
No.: 034904
Document type
article