Mechanism of gold-catalyzed carbon material growth.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We demonstrate that nanosized Au particles have carbon solubility. Au-catalyzed carbon material growth by chemical vapor deposition undergoes a structural change, either a carbon nanowire or a single-walled carbon nanotube, depending on the catalyst particle size. This carbon material growth from Au is derived by the formation of Au-C eutectic nanosized alloy.