Issue 20, 2013

Aligned carbon nanotubes: from controlled synthesis to electronic applications

Abstract

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) possess superior geometrical, electronic, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties and are very attractive for applications in electronic devices and circuits. To make this a reality, the nanotube orientation, density, diameter, electronic property, and even chirality should be well controlled. This Feature article focuses on recent achievements researchers have made on the controlled growth of horizontally aligned SWNTs and SWNT arrays on substrates and their electronic applications. Principles and strategies to control the morphology, structure, and properties of SWNTs are reviewed in detail. Furthermore, electrical properties of field-effect transistors fabricated on both individual SWNTs and aligned SWNT arrays are discussed. State-of-the-art electronic devices and circuits based on aligned SWNTs and SWNT arrays are also highlighted.

Graphical abstract: Aligned carbon nanotubes: from controlled synthesis to electronic applications

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
19 May 2013
Accepted
16 Jul 2013
First published
25 Jul 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 9483-9502

Aligned carbon nanotubes: from controlled synthesis to electronic applications

B. Liu, C. Wang, J. Liu, Y. Che and C. Zhou, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 9483 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02595K

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