Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid

Artyukhin, A; Stadermann, M; Stroeve, P; Bakajin, O; Noy, A

Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid

Full Record
Other Related Research

Abstract

Suspended carbon nanotube devices are a promising platform for future bio-electronic applications. Suspended carbon nanotube transistors have been previously fabricated in air; however all previous attempts to bring them into liquid failed. We analyze forces acting on the suspended nanotube devices during immersion into liquids and during device operation and show that surface tension forces acting on the suspended nanotubes during transfer into the liquid phase are responsible for the nanotube damage. We have developed a new strategy that circumvents these limitations by coating suspended nanotubes with a rigid inorganic shell in the gas phase. The coating reinforces the nanotubes and allows them to survive transfer through the interface. Subsequent removal of the coating in the solution phase restores pristine suspended nanotubes. We demonstrate that devices fabricated using this technique preserve their original electrical characteristics.

Authors:: Artyukhin, A; Stadermann, M; Stroeve, P; Bakajin, O; Noy, A

Publication Date:: Mon Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 2006

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 936945

Report Number(s):: UCRL-JRNL-225782
TRN: US200821%%146

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: International Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 5, no. 4/5, April 1, 2008, pp. 488-496

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 4/5

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; AIR; CARBON; COATINGS; FABRICATION; NANOTUBES; REMOVAL; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSISTORS

Citation Formats


                    Artyukhin, A, Stadermann, M, Stroeve, P, Bakajin, O, and Noy, A. Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid.  United States: N. p., 2006. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Artyukhin, A, Stadermann, M, Stroeve, P, Bakajin, O, & Noy, A. Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Artyukhin, A, Stadermann, M, Stroeve, P, Bakajin, O, and Noy, A. 2006.  
        "Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/936945.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_936945,

  title        = {Fabrication and Characterization of Suspended Carbon Nanotube Devices in Liquid},

  author       = {Artyukhin, A and Stadermann, M and Stroeve, P and Bakajin, O and Noy, A},

  abstractNote = {Suspended carbon nanotube devices are a promising platform for future bio-electronic applications. Suspended carbon nanotube transistors have been previously fabricated in air; however all previous attempts to bring them into liquid failed. We analyze forces acting on the suspended nanotube devices during immersion into liquids and during device operation and show that surface tension forces acting on the suspended nanotubes during transfer into the liquid phase are responsible for the nanotube damage. We have developed a new strategy that circumvents these limitations by coating suspended nanotubes with a rigid inorganic shell in the gas phase. The coating reinforces the nanotubes and allows them to survive transfer through the interface. Subsequent removal of the coating in the solution phase restores pristine suspended nanotubes. We demonstrate that devices fabricated using this technique preserve their original electrical characteristics.},

  doi          = {},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/936945},
  journal      = {International Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 5, no. 4/5, April 1, 2008, pp. 488-496},
number       = 4/5,

  volume       = 5,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 2006},

  month        = {Mon Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 2006}

}

Copy to clipboard

Journal Article:

View Journal Article (0.52 MB)

Other availability

Find in Google Scholar

Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Similar records in OSTI.GOV collections:

Liquid-induced damping of mechanical feedback effects in single electron tunneling through a suspended carbon nanotube

Journal Article Schmid, D.; Stiller, P.; Strunk, Ch. - Applied Physics Letters

In single electron tunneling through clean, suspended carbon nanotube devices at low temperature, distinct switching phenomena have regularly been observed. These can be explained via strong interaction of single electron tunneling and vibrational motion of the nanotube. We present measurements on a highly stable nanotube device, subsequently recorded in the vacuum chamber of a dilution refrigerator and immersed in the {sup 3}He/ {sup 4}He mixture of a second dilution refrigerator. The switching phenomena are absent when the sample is kept in the viscous liquid, additionally supporting the interpretation of dc-driven vibration. Transport measurements in liquid helium can thus be used formore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931775
Defect-Induced Photoluminescence Enhancement and Corresponding Transport Degradation in Individual Suspended Carbon Nanotubes

Journal Article Wang, Bo; Shen, Lang; Yang, Sisi; ... - Physical Review Applied

The utilization of defects in carbon nanotubes to improve their photoluminescence efficiency has become a widespread study towards the realization of efficient light emitting devices. Here, we report a detailed comparison of defects in nanotubes (quantified by Raman spectroscopy) and photoluminescence (PL) intensity of individual suspended carbon nanotubes (CNTs). We have also the evaluated the impact of these defects on the electron/hole transport in the nanotubes, which is crucial for the ultimate realization of optoelectronic devices. We find that brightly luminescent nanotubes exhibit a pronounced D-band in their Raman spectra, and vice versa, dimly luminescent nanotubes exhibit almost no D-band.more »« less
Cited by 3
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.9.054022

Full Text Available
Conformal High-K Dielectric Coating of Suspended Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Layer Deposition

Journal Article Kemelbay, ; Tikhonov, ; Aloni, ; ... - Nanomaterials

As one of the highest mobility semiconductor materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively studied for use in field effect transistors (FETs). To fabricate surround-gate FETs- which offer the best switching performance-deposition of conformal, weakly-interacting dielectric layers is necessary. This is challenging due to the chemically inert surface of CNTs and a lack of nucleation sites-especially for defect-free CNTs. As a result, a technique that enables integration of uniform high-k dielectrics, while preserving the CNT's exceptional properties is required. In this work, we show a method that enables conformal atomic layer deposition (ALD) of high-k dielectrics on defect-free CNTs. Bymore »« less
Cited by 4
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081085
Thermal and quantum phase slips in niobium-nitride nanowires based on suspended carbon nanotubes

Journal Article Masuda, Kohei; Takagi, Tasuku; Hashimoto, Takayuki; ... - Applied Physics Letters

Superconducting nanowires have attracted considerable attention due to their unique quantum-mechanical properties, as well as their potential as next-generation quantum nanodevices, such as single-photon detectors, phase-slip (PS) qubits, and other hybrid structures. In this study, we present the results of one-dimensional (1D) superconductivity in nanowires fabricated by coating suspended carbon nanotubes with a superconducting thin niobium nitride (NbN) film. In the resistance-temperature characteristic curves, hallmarks of 1D superconductivity with PS events are observed with unconventional negative magnetoresistance. We also confirm that a crossover occurs between thermal and quantum PSs as the temperature is lowered.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952721
Wafer scale fabrication of carbon nanotube thin film transistors with high yield

Journal Article Tian, Boyuan; Liang, Xuelei; Yan, Qiuping; ... - Journal of Applied Physics

Carbon nanotube thin film transistors (CNT-TFTs) are promising candidates for future high performance and low cost macro-electronics. However, most of the reported CNT-TFTs are fabricated in small quantities on a relatively small size substrate. The yield of large scale fabrication and the performance uniformity of devices on large size substrates should be improved before the CNT-TFTs reach real products. In this paper, 25 200 devices, with various geometries (channel width and channel length), were fabricated on 4-in. size ridged and flexible substrates. Almost 100% device yield were obtained on a rigid substrate with high out-put current (>8 μA/μm), high on/off current ratiomore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958850

Similar Records