Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures

石墨碳的各种纳米级形式已经成为电子、光电和机电设备中用作新型构建块的强有力的候选者。然而，它们的发展受到了传统方法生产的结构的类型，质量和均匀性缺乏控制的阻碍。 该项目旨在制造和沉积有序的高质量碳纳米结构薄膜。提出了一种新的合成路线，包括碳到模板衬底上的控制沉积。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，从而接近制作碳基纳米器件的目标。

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. This 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.