Abstract
Herein we present a method to disperse and align carbon nanotubes on various substrate surfaces. Using the shear forces associated with a rapidly moving fluid, nanoscale objects were positioned in a direction corresponding to the flow vector of the fluid. Dispersion of carbon nanotubes on microaddressable electrodes via the gas flow method creates opportunities for scaling up the production of nanoscale devices. In this letter, we demonstrate the feasibility of the method and the electrical characterization results obtained after the fabrication of carbon nanotube testing structures.
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1897435
Rights Information
This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Applied Physics Letters and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1897435
Keywords
nanomaterials, electronic transport, catalyst, nanowires, flow simulations, electrical characterization, nanotubes, scanning electron microscopy, deformation, contact impedance
Publication Date
2005
Recommended Citation
Hedberg, James, Lifeng Dong, and Jun Jiao. "Air flow technique for large scale dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes on various substrates." Applied Physics Letters 86, no. 14 (2005): 143111.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
