Method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes. The method includes the following steps: (a) providing a substrate (3); (b) depositing a catalyst material (1) onto the substrate; (c) exposing the catalyst material to a carbon containing gas for a predetermined period of time in a predetermined temperature such that an array of carbon nanotube having a predetermined length grows from the substrate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate; (d) removing the carbon nanotubes from the substrate; and (e) dispersing the carbon nanotubes via ultrasonication in a dispersant, the dispersant being ethanol or 1-2 dichloroethane. The carbon nanotubes of the present invention have a predetermined same length and are aligned parallel to each other.

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