Media type: E-Article Title: Comparative study on thermal and plasma enhanced CVD grown carbon nanotubes from gas phase prepared elemental and binary catalyst particles Contributor: Schäffel, Franziska; Schünemann, Christoph; Rümmeli, Mark H.; Täschner, Christine; Pohl, Darius; Kramberger, Christian; Gemming, Thomas; Leonhardt, Albrecht; Pichler, Thomas; Rellinghaus, Bernd; Büchner, Bernd; Schultz, Ludwig Published: Wiley, 2008 Published in: physica status solidi (b), 245 (2008) 10, Seite 1919-1922 Language: English DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200879605 ISSN: 0370-1972; 1521-3951 Keywords: Condensed Matter Physics ; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Origination: Footnote: Description: AbstractThe preparation of nanoparticles in the gas phase through inert gas condensation is a very versatile method to fabricate catalyst particles that act as catalytic templates for carbon nanotube synthesis since the method allows for easy control of the catalysts' elemental composition and their morphology. In this contribution we report on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes via two distinct chemical vapour deposition routes, thermal and plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, using such gas phase prepared elemental Fe catalyst particles as well as binary FePt nanoparticles. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)