Manipulating Local Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes have many emerging technological uses, from strengthening lightweight composite materials to reducing voltage requirements in field-emission displays. Companies such as IBM and Intel have substantial research efforts aimed at the more complex task of building transistors and computer processors from nanotubes. Research under this proposal addresses one of the important requirements for achieving that vision: understanding and modifying electron flow in one-dimensional systems (carbon nanotubes) by local gating, to create transistors. We have succeeded in making transistors on nanotubes using narrow top-gates, and have also developed a method to dynamically measure local heating in nanowires.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 16, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA486652
Entities
People
- David Goldhaber-Gordon
Organizations
- Stanford University