Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures

纳米石墨碳结构的模板定向生长和组装。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，由于缺乏对传统方法生产的结构的类型、质量和均匀性的控制，它们的发展受到阻碍。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。这些产物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。r\n\r\n

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