Vantablack is created using chemical vapor deposition to grow carbon nanotubes on a surface in a vertical alignment with the surface of the object to be coated. Light enters the spaces between these nanotubes and reflects until absorbed, creating a deep black color. Versions of Vantablack that do not have nanotubes arranged in the same vertical arrangement also exist.
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