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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Robert H. Hauge, Houston, TX (US);
Ya-qiong Xu, Houston, TX (US);
Hongwei Shan, Houston, TX (US);
Nolan Walker Nicholas, South Charleston, WV (US);
Myung Jong Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Howard K. Schmidt, Cypress, TX (US);
W. Carter Kittrell, Houston, TX (US);
Robert H. Hauge, Houston, TX (US);
Ya-Qiong Xu, Houston, TX (US);
Hongwei Shan, Houston, TX (US);
Nolan Walker Nicholas, South Charleston, WV (US);
Myung Jong Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Howard K. Schmidt, Cypress, TX (US);
W. Carter Kittrell, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A new and useful nanotube growth substrate conditioning processes is herein disclosed that allows the growth of vertical arrays of carbon nanotubes where the average diameter of the nanotubes can be selected and/or controlled as compared to the prior art.