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James N O'Shea, John B Taylor, Janine C Swarbrick, Graziano Magnano, Louise C Mayor and Karina Schulte
Show affiliationsHere we report on a novel and effective technique for the deposition of carbon nanotubes onto surfaces in vacuum directly from a liquid suspension. The technique, based on in-vacuum electrospray ionization, has the potential to bridge the gap between high resolution techniques requiring ultra-high vacuum conditions, and non-volatile molecules and nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes. Atomic force microscopy of double-walled nanotubes deposited onto silicon surfaces in vacuum show individual nanotubes and low density bundles.
81.16.-c Methods of nanofabrication and processing
Issue 3 (24 January 2007)
Received 5 October 2006, in final form 25 October 2006
Published 3 January 2007
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