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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Chongwu Zhou, Arcadia, CA (US);
Lewis Gomez DE Arco, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Akshay Kumar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chongwu Zhou, Arcadia, CA (US);
Lewis Gomez De Arco, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Akshay Kumar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Among others, techniques are described for forming nanotubes. In one aspect, a method includes forming a base layer of a transition metal on a substrate. The method also includes heating the substrate with the base layer in a mixture of gases to grow nanotubes on the base layer.