METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILM COATING ON AN ARBITRARY SUBSTRATE DIRECTLY FROM CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS

摘要

A method includes generating an aerosol comprising a plurality of catalyst particles from a precursor solution comprising a carbon source and a catalyst, transmitting the plurality of catalyst particles through a reaction zone extending along a temperature profile including at least one temperature sufficient to induce in each of the plurality of catalyst particles growth of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and positioning at least one substrate along the temperature profile and at least partially outside of the reaction zone at a position to collect a portion of the plurality of carbon nanotubes on a surface of the at least one substrate.