Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A Study of Deterministic Positioning of Carbon Nanotubes by Dielectrophoresis

  • Published:
Journal of Electronic Materials Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A self-limiting dielectrophoresis technique, aimed at deterministically assembling individual or bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), is experimentally investigated. A limiting resistor is used to control the electric field after the deposition of a single carbon nanotube. The role of some key parameters such as voltage and duration of the deposition with and without the limiting resistor is studied.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. R. Saito, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, “Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes”, Imperial College Press, London, (1998).

    Google Scholar 

  2. S. J. Kang, C. Kocabas, T. Ozel, M. Shim, N. Pimparkar, M. A. Alam, S. V. Rotkin and J. A. Rogers, Nature Nanotech. 2, 230 (2007). doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.77

    Article  PubMed  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. V. Sazonova, Y. Yaish, H. Ustunel, D. Roundy, T. A. Arias and P. L. McEuen, Nature. 431, 284 (2004). doi:10.1038/nature02905

    Article  PubMed  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. D. S. Lee, S. J. Park, S. D. Park, Y. W. Park, M. Kemell, M. Ritala, J. Svensson, M. Jonson, and E. B. Campbell, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 233107 (2006). doi:10.1063/1.2402119

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. H. A. Pohl, J. Appl. Phys. 29, 1182 (1958). doi:10.1063/1.1723398

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. X. Q. Chena, T. Saito, H. Yamada and K. Matsushige, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3714 (2001). doi:10.1063/1.1377627

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. A. Vijayaraghavan, S. Blatt, D. Weissenberger, M. Oron-Carl, F. Hennrich, D. Gerthsen, H. Hahn and R. Krupke, Nano Lett. 7, 1556 (2007). doi:10.1021/nl0703727

    PubMed  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. T. Schwamb, T. Y. Choi, N. Schirmer, N. R. Bieri, B. Burg, J. Tharian, U. Sennhauser, and D. Poulikakos, Nano Lett. 7, 3633 (2007). doi:10.1021/nl071853t

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. R. Krupke, F. Hennrich, H. B. Weber, B. Beckmann, O. Hamper, S. Malik, M. M. Kappes and H. V. Lohneysen, Appl. Phys. A-Mater. 76, 397 (2003).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. S. Banerjee, B. E. White, L. Huang, B. J. Rego, S. O’Brien and I. P. Herma, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B. 24, 3173 (2006). doi:10.1116/1.2387155

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. G. F. Close, S. Yasuda, B. Paul, S. Fujita, and H. S. P. Wong, Nano Lett. 8, 706 (2008). doi:10.1021/nl0730965

    Article  PubMed  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. J. Chung, K. H. Lee, J. Lee and R. S. Ruoff, Langmuir. 20, 3011 (2004). doi:10.1021/la035726y

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. R. Krupke, F. Hennrich, H. V. Lohneysen and M. Kappes, Science. 301, 344 (2003). doi:10.1126/science.1086534

    Article  PubMed  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. A. Tselev, M. Woodson, C. Qian, and J. Liu, Nano Lett. 8, 152 (2007). doi:10.1021/nl072315j

    Article  PubMed  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. Z. B. Zhanga, X. J. Liu, E. B. Campbell and S. L. Zhang, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 056103 (2005). doi:10.1063/1.2037866

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Nanolab, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    A. Arun, P. Salet & A. M. Ionescu

Authors
  1. A. Arun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. Salet
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. M. Ionescu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to A. Arun.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Arun, A., Salet, P. & Ionescu, A.M. A Study of Deterministic Positioning of Carbon Nanotubes by Dielectrophoresis. J. Electron. Mater. 38, 742–749 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-009-0797-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-009-0797-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation