AOT dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes for transistor device application Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The precise placement of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in device configurations has been accomplished by AC dielectrophoresis using a biomimetic surfactant, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (i.e. AOT) dispersed SWNTs. To better serve the utilization of SWNTs/AOT for device fabrication, the dispersion of SWNTs in AOT aqueous solutions was investigated at different micellar concentrations and compared with other surfactants. UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy and AFM microscopy have been employed to characterize solubilized individual SWNTs. Additionally, dispersed solution has been utilized to align SWNTs in field-effect transistor geometrics. We have ascertained that the AOT isolated individual tubes, well-protected from breakdown during sonication, are good candidates for device applications. 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • Materials Letters

author list (cited authors)

  • Wang, S. C., Yang, H., Banerjee, S., Herman, I. P., & Akins, D. L.

citation count

  • 20

complete list of authors

  • Wang, Shiunchin C||Yang, Hui||Banerjee, Sarbajit||Herman, Irving P||Akins, Daniel L

publication date

  • March 2008