公开(公告)号：AU1419002A

公开(公告)日：2002-05-21

申请号：AU1419002

申请日：2001-11-12

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GIMZEWSKI JAMES ,  SEO JIN WON ,  SCHLITTLER RETO ,  WELLAND MARK E

IPC: C01B31/02 ,  C30B1/00 ,  C30B23/00 ,  C30B29/02 ,  C30B29/60

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of manufacturing single-walled carbon nanotubes comprising the steps of providing on a substrate at least one pillar comprising alternate layers of a first precursor material comprising fullerene molecules and a second precursor material comprising a catalyst, and heating the at least one pillar. It further is directed to a precursor arrangement for manufacturing single-walled carbon nanotubes comprising on a substrate at least one pillar comprising alternate layers of a first precursor material comprising fullerene molecules and a second precursor material comprising a catalyst. A third aspect is a nanotube arrangement comprising a substrate and thereupon at least one crystal comprising a bundle of single-walled carbon nanotubes with essentially identical orientation and structure.