Nanobarrier-Terminated Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Quartz Surfaces

Using carbon nanotubes as nanobarriers,the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs)on a quartz surface can be terminated.First,carbon nanotube nanobarriers were grown on a quartz surface by the gas ow-directed growth mode.Then,the SWNTs were grown on the quartz surface via the lattice-oriented growth mode,in which growth of SWNTs can be terminated by hitting the nanotube nanobarriers.Moreover,using the carbon nanotube nanobarrier as a marker,the mechanism of the growth of SWNTs on the quartz surface can be studied;a base-growth mechanism is indicated.Based on this termination process and the base-growth mechanism,SWNT arrays with controlled lengths can be grown on a quartz surface by xing the sites of bothcatalysts and nanobarriers.