Method for Production of Germanium Nanowires Encapsulated Within Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Authors

Mark Crocker
Rodney Andrews, University of KentuckyFollow
Arumugam Pandurangan
Dali Qian, University of KentuckyFollow

US Patent Number

9,950,926

Publication Date

4-24-2018

Abstract

A method is provided for producing germanium nanowires encapsulated within multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The method includes the steps of performing chemical vapor deposition using a combined germanium and carbon source having a general formula of GeR_(4-x)L_x, where x=0, 1, 2, or 3; R is selected from a group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl and L=hydrogen, halide or alkoxide and growing germanium nanowires encapsulated within multi-walled carbon nanotubes on a substrate. A reaction product of that method or process is also provided.

Assignees

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, KY, US)

Application Number

12/942,396

Filing Date

11/09/2010

Recommended Citation

Crocker, Mark; Andrews, Rodney; Pandurangan, Arumugam; and Qian, Dali, "Method for Production of Germanium Nanowires Encapsulated Within Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" (2018). Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents. 49.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/caer_patents/49