Experiments in thin film deposition : plasma-based fabrication of carbon nanotubes and magnesium diboride thin films.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jarvis, Alan Lawrence Leigh. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Doyle, Terence Brian. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coetsee, Dirk. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-10T12:47:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-11-10T12:47:18Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2004 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Sc.Eng.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2004. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | A simple, low-cost plasma reactor was developed for the purpose of carrying out thin film deposition experiments. The reactor is based largely on the Atmospheric Pressure Nonequilibrium Plasma (APNEP) design with a simple modification. It was used in an attempt to fabricate magnesium diboride thin films via a novel, but unsuccessful CVD process where plasma etching provides a precursor boron flux. Carbon nanotubes were successfully synthesised with the apparatus using a plasma-based variation of the floating catalyst or vapour phase growth method. The affect of various parameters and chemicals on the quality of nanotube production was assessed. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4307 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Theses--Electronic engineering. | en |
| dc.title | Experiments in thin film deposition : plasma-based fabrication of carbon nanotubes and magnesium diboride thin films. | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |