| Carbon Nanotube Cantilevers on Self-Aligned Copper Silicide Nanobeams | ||
| Omkar Parajuli1, Nitin Kumar2, Dylan Kipp2 and Jong-In Hahm3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802 Herein, we describe both a growth method for self-aligning copper silicide (Cu3Si) nanobeams and their use as active catalysts for carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis via chemical vapor deposition. In the unique geometry of these useful structures, CNT cantilevers are anchored firmly to the Cu3Si nanobeams. The resulting CNT-Cu3Si structures may improve accuracy and reliability of CNT applications in nanoelectromechanical systems. The advantage of our approach lies in the synergy between controlled nanoscale self-assembly and effective integration of CNT cantilevers with Cu3Si nanobeams. Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||