Researchers Combine Carbon Nanotubes with MEMS Technology to Make a Tiny Triode

Physics Today ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Author(s):  
Charles Day
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Combine Carbon

Anisotropic Strain-Field-Induced Change of the Electronic Conductivity of Graphene Sheets and Carbon Nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Ohnishi ◽  
Hiroshi Kawakami ◽  
Yusuke Suzuki ◽  
Ken Suzuki ◽  
Hideo Miura
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Deformation Characteristic ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Stable Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), there have been many efforts to develop various electronic devices and sensors. The authors have also validated the possibility of a highly sensitive strain sensor using popular resin in which multi-walled CNTs (MWNTs) were dispersed uniformly. It is, however, indispensable for clarifying how to change the electronic state of a deformed CNT for assuring the stable performance of the sensor because the reported sensitivity has ranged widely. In this study, the relationship between the deformation characteristic of a CNT under strain and its electronic conductivity was analyzed quantitatively. The analysis result obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculation showed that the orbital hybridization was occured when the local curvature exceeded about 0.3 Å−1, inducing the decrease in the band gap. Based on the analytical results, a two-dimensional strain sensor was developed by applying buckling deformation-induced conductivity change of MWNTs by using MEMS technology.

Structural phenomena in the growth of carbon nanotubes

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 750-751
Author(s):  
Jun Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Growth Mechanism ◽  
Carbonaceous Material ◽  
Cluster Growth ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Rich Variety ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Point To Point

HREM studies of the carbonaceous material deposited on the cathode of a Huffman-Krätschmer arc reactor have shown a rich variety of multiple-walled nano-clusters of different shapes and forms. The preparation of the samples, as well as the variety of cluster shapes, including triangular, rhombohedral and pentagonal projections, are described elsewhere.The close registry imposed on the nanotubes, focuses attention on the cluster growth mechanism. The strict parallelism in the graphitic separation of the tube walls is maintained through changes of form and size, often leading to 180° turns, and accommodating neighboring clusters and defects. Iijima et. al. have proposed a growth scheme in terms of pentagonal and heptagonal defects and their combinations in a hexagonal graphitic matrix, the first bending the surface inward, and the second outward. We report here HREM observations that support Iijima’s suggestions, and add some new features that refine the interpretation of the growth mechanism. The structural elements of our observations are briefly summarized in the following four micrographs, taken in a Hitachi H-8100 TEM operating at an accelerating voltage of 200 kV and with a point-to-point resolution of 0.20 nm.

Carbon nanotubes: Twist 'n' roll

Nature China ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Pei Chin Won
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes
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