Inventors:
Albert A. Talin - Scottsdale AZ
Bernard F. Coll - Fountain Hills AZ
Kenneth A. Dean - Phoenix AZ
Matthew Stainer - Goleta CA
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
C25D 1500
US Classification:
205109, 205157, 205159, 205162, 205191, 205192, 205193, 205333, 427 64, 427 69, 4272491, 42724911, 423414
Abstract:
Methods of forming a nano-supported catalyst on a substrate and at least one carbon nanotube on the substrate are comprised of configuring a substrate with an electrode ( ), immersing the substrate with the electrode into a solvent containing a first metal salt and a second metal salt ( ) and applying a bias voltage to the electrode such that a nano-supported catalyst is at least partly formed with the first metal salt and the second metal salt on the substrate at the electrode ( ). In addition, the method of forming at least one carbon nanotube is comprised of conducting a chemical reaction process such as catalytic decomposition, pyrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, or hot filament chemical vapor deposition o grow at least one nanotube on the surface of the nano-supported catalyst ( ).