Table Of ContentCARBON NANOTUBES
APPLICATIONS ON
ELECTRON DEVICES
Edited by Jose Mauricio Marulanda
Carbon Nanotubes Applications on Electron Devices
Edited by Jose Mauricio Marulanda
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Contents
Preface IX
Part 1 Synthesis and Properties 1
Chapter 1 Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis 3
Eba Medjo Rolant
Chapter 2 Syntheses and Electronic Applications of
Helical Carbon Nanofibres 37
Yoshiyuki Suda, Hirofumi Takikawa and Hideto Tanoue
Chapter 3 Synthesis and Properties of the Arrays of
Magnetically Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes 71
Vladimir Labunov, Alena Prudnikava,
Kazimir Yanushkevich, Aleksander Basaev,
Alexander Danilyuk, Yulia Fedotova and
Boris Shulitskii
Chapter 4 Characterizing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube
Synthesis for Field Emission Applications 105
Benjamin L. Crossley, Nathan E. Glauvitz, Betty T. Quinton,
Ronald A. Coutu, Jr. and Peter J. Collins
Chapter 5 Microwave-Assisted Preparation
of Carbon Nanotubes with Versatile Functionality 127
Yong-Chien Ling and Archana Deokar
Chapter 6 Implantable Electrodes with
Carbon Nanotube Coatings 143
Saugandhika Minnikanti and Nathalia Peixoto
Chapter 7 Carbon Nanotube Fabrication:
Patent Analysis 169
Pao-Long Chang, Chao-Chan Wu
and Hoang-Jyh Leu
VI Contents
Part 2 Modeling and Simulation 185
Chapter 8 Modeling of Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors 187
Dinh Sy Hien
Chapter 9 Functionalization Methods of Carbon Nanotubes
and Its Applications 213
Lifei Chen, Huaqing Xie and Wei Yu
Chapter 10 Nanodesign and Simulation Toward
Nanoelectronic Devices 233
Sang Uck Lee and Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Chapter 11 Low-Frequency Noise Spectroscopy at Nanoscale:
Carbon Nanotube Materials and Devices 257
Svetlana Vitusevichand Ferdinand Gasparyan
Chapter 12 High Frequency Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
and Their Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Properties 299
Mangui Han and Longjiang Deng
Part 3 Devices and Applications 315
Chapter 13 Application of Carbon Nanotubes to Mirror Actuators for
Space Laser Communications 317
Yoshihisa Takayama and Morio Toyoshima
Chapter 14 Sonophysically Exfoliated Individual Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes in Water Solution and Their Straightforward
Route to Flexible Transparent Conductive Films 333
Wen-Yin Ko, Jun-Wei Su and Kuan-Jiuh Lin
Chapter 15 Application of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
for Innovation in Advanced Refractories 351
Yawei Li, C.G. Aneziris, Shengli Jin, Shaobai Sang and Xilai Chen
Chapter 16 Carbon Nanotube-Based Photonic Devices:
Applications in Nonlinear Optics 367
Amos Martinez and Shinji Yamashita
Chapter 17 Carbon Nanotube Industrial Applications 387
Fang-Chang Tsai , Chi-Min Shu, Lung-Chang Tsai, Ning Ma,
Yi Wen, Sheng Wen,Ying-Kui Yang, Wei Zhou, Han-Wen Xiao,
Yao-Chi Shu and Tao Jiang
Chapter 18 Carbon Nanotube Nanofluidics 405
Jong Won Choi, Maria Alexandrova and Hyung Gyu Park
Contents VII
Chapter 19 Carbon Nanotubes-Based Radiation Detectors 455
Antonio Ambrosio and Carla Aramo
Chapter 20 Carbon Nanotubes in Passive RF Applications 471
Ahmed M. Attiya and Majeed A. Alkanhal
Chapter 21 Chemically Modified Carbon Nanotubes:
Derivatization and Their Applications 499
Malingappa Pandurangappa and
Gunigollahalli Kempegowda Raghu
Chapter 22 Laser Patterning of Carbon-Nanotubes
Thin Films and Their Applications 527
Shiang-Kuo Chang-Jian and Jeng-Rong Ho
Preface
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), discovered in 1991, have been a subject of intensive
research for a wide range of applications. Carbon nanotubes have emerged as the main
target of many researchers around the world in pursue to the next nanoscale device.
CNTs are one-dimensional (1D) graphene sheets rolled into a tubular form and due to
their exceptional electrical and mechanical properties, the possible application in a
wide spectrum of electron devices is certainly the focus of future research generations.
This book provides excellent review on the techniques for fabrication aimed to specific
applications for current technology. A tremendous amount of work is presented on
different modeling and simulation based on the applied semiconductor physics of
carbon nanotubes.
In the past decades, although carbon nanotubes have undergone massive research,
considering the success of silicon, it has, nonetheless, been difficult to appreciate the
potential influence of carbon nanotubes in current technology. The main objective of
this book is therefore to give a wide variety of possible applications of carbon
nanotubes in many industries related to electron device technology. This should
allow the user to better appreciate the potential of these innovating nanometer sized
materials.
Readers of this book should have a good background on electron devices and
semiconductor device physics as this book presents excellent results on possible device
applications of carbon nanotubes.
This book has been outlined as follows: it begins with a very interesting analysis on
the synthesis and properties as well as fabrication techniques. This is followed by a
study on different models and simulations performed on carbon nanotubes. Lastly, the
book presents a significant amount of work on different devices and applications
available to current technology.
A list of the chapters is given below. It is recommended to the reader to go over the
following brief descriptions, as they provide an excellent preview on the material and
results of the book’s chapters.
X Preface
Chapter 1. Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
This chapter provides information on the versatility of carbon element, which allows
the forming of more than 50% of known chemical compounds. The procedures most
commonly used include: arc discharge, laser ablation and catalytic decomposition of
carbon-containing compounds over catalyst: the so-called chemical vapour deposition
(CVD) techniques on a flat substrate.
Chapter 2. Syntheses and Electronic Applications of Helical Carbon Nanofibers
This chapter describes the history, classification, synthesis, and application of HCNFs.
It mainly introduces research results that are compared with the literature. The
problems that still remain in the CVD growth and the future researches of HCNFs are
discussed.
Chapter 3. Synthesis and Properties of the Arrays of Magnetically Functionalized Carbon
Nanotubes
The purpose of this chapter is to summarize actual results regarding synthesis of
multiwall carbon nanotubes, particularly, magnetically functionalized multiwall
carbon nanotubes (MFCNTs), with the use of iron nanoparticles as growth catalyst and
complex analysis of their crystal structure, composition, and magnetic properties as a
function of peculiarities of synthesis procedure.
Chapter 4. Characterizing Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube Synthesis for Field Emission
Applications
This chapter’s effort focuses on the growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for field
emission. The potential applications being considered require that the CNT synthesis
method be compatible with conventional substrate materials, chiefly silicon, and
micro-fabrication processes to allow integration with conventional electronic devices.
Chapter 5. Microwave Assisted Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes with Versatile Functionality
In this chapter, the awareness of the particular microwave absorbing properties of
CNTs and their different behavior, with respect to typical organic compounds, create a
possibility for the preparation of a wide range of new materials useful in assorted
fields, including telecommunications, biomedical applications, and illumination
technologies. Following the examples discussed in this chapter, it is clear that the
potential of microwave development in the 21st century is considerable.
Chapter 6. Implantable Electrodes with Carbon Nanotube Coatings
This chapter will discuss the use of CNTs as active coatings for implantable neural
electrodes (NEs). It begins with the background and motivation behind NEs and it
then discusses a few examples of electrical stimulation and recording used in treating
or ameliorating various nervous disorders.
Chapter 7. Carbon Nanotube Fabrication: Patent Analysis
In this chapter, patent bibliometric analysis and patent network analysis are used to
analyze patents for CNT fabrication. The goal is to find the overall relationship among
