To provide a method of forming an iridium oxide (IrOx) nanotube without using a template.
The method comprises: providing a substrate; introducing a (methyl cyclopentadienyl)(1,5-cyclooctadiene) iridium (1) precursor; introducing oxygen as a precursor reaction gas; establishing final pressure in the range of 1 Torr to 50 Torr; and growing the IrOx hollow nanotube from the surface of the substrate with the use of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition method (MOCVD). Representatively, the (methyl cyclopentadienyl)(1,5-cyclooctadiene)iridium (1) precursor is initially heated to a 1st temperature within the range of 60°C to 90°C in an ampule and kept at the 1st temperature in a transporting line for introducing the precursor. The precursor can be mixed with an inert carrier gas such as Ar or oxygen which is the precursor reaction gas can be used as the carrier gas.
BARROWCLIFF ROBERT A
GREGORY M STECKER
HSU SHENG TENG
Takaaki Yasumura
Takeshi Oshio
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