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Self-assembly of high-performance multi-tube carbon nanotube field-effect transistors by ac dielectrophoresis

  • Sebastian Taeger and Michael Mertig
Published/Copyright: May 23, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 98 Issue 8

Abstract

A physical self-assembly process based on ac-dielectrophoretic deposition of single-walled carbon nanotubes between metallic electrodes and subsequent gate-voltage controlled elimination of the metallic nanotubes is reported that allows fabrication of multi-tube carbon nanotube field-effect transistors with electrical ON/OFF ratios up to more than seven orders of magnitude. Before deposition, the carbon nanotubes were suspended by means of single-stranded DNA or sodium-taurodeoxycholate. Exposure of the devices to ethanol vapor revealed a higher sensitivity for devices made from DNA-suspended carbon nanotubes.

Keywords: Carbon nanotube; Field-effect transistor; Self-assembly; Dielectrophoresis; DNA
* Correspondence address, Dr. Michael Mertig, BioNanotechnology and Structure Formation Group, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Dresden University of Technology, D-01062 Dresden, Germany, Tel.: +49 351 463 39 404, Fax: +49 351 463 39 401, E-mail:

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Received: 2007-4-4
Accepted: 2007-6-2
Published Online: 2013-05-23
Published in Print: 2007-08-01

© 2007, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101530
Keywords for this article
Carbon nanotube; Field-effect transistor; Self-assembly; Dielectrophoresis; DNA

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  2. Contents
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  10. Electric-field induced phase transition in a near-surface layer of a PbMg0.33Nb0.67O3-28% PbTiO3 (001) single-crystalline plate
  11. Modelling the onset of oxide formation on metal surfaces from first principles
  12. Applied
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  14. Crack formation in surface layers with strain gradients
  15. Theta-like specimens for measuring mechanical properties at the small-scale: effects of non-ideal loading
  16. Indentation response of single-crystalline GaAs in the nano-, micro-, and macroregime
  17. Self-assembly of high-performance multi-tube carbon nanotube field-effect transistors by ac dielectrophoresis
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