Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures

纳米尺度石墨碳结构的模板定向生长和组装。各种纳米尺度形式的石墨碳已成为电子，光电和机电设备中新型构建模块的强有力候选者。然而，由于缺乏对传统方法生产的结构的类型、质量和同质性的控制，它们的发展受到阻碍。该项目旨在制造和表征有序、高质量的碳纳米结构薄膜。提出了一种新的合成途径，即在模板衬底上控制碳沉积。这些产品将以近原子分辨率进行研究，以了解它们的形成机制，从而接近精心设计碳基纳米器件的目标

Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures. The various nanometre-scale forms of graphitic carbon have been strong candidates for use as novel building blocks in electronic, opto-electronic and electro-mechanical devices. However, their development has been hampered by a lack of control of the type, quality and homogeneity of structures produced by conventional methods.\r\nThis project aims to fabricate and characterise thin films of ordered, high-quality carbon nanostructures. A novel synthesis route, involving the controlled deposition of carbon onto template substrates, is proposed. The products will be studied with near-atomic resolution to understand their formation mechanisms, and hence approach the goal of elaborating carbon-based nanodevices.\r\n\r\n