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Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth

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Liu, J; Hersam, MC
Published in: MRS Bulletin
January 1, 2010

Due to their high carrier mobilities, electromigration resistance, and tailorable optical properties, carbon nanotubes are promising candidates for high-performance electronic and optoelectronic applications. However, traditional synthetic methods have lacked control over the structure and properties of carbon nanotubes. This polydispersity problem has confounded efforts to take carbon nanotubes from the research laboratory to the marketplace, especially for electronic and optoelectronic applications, where reliable and reproducible performance is paramount. In recent years, the research community has devoted significant effort to this issue, leading to substantial advances in the preparation of monodisperse carbon nanotube materials. This article highlights the most recent and promising developments from two perspectives: post-synthetic sorting and selective growth of carbon nanotubes of predetermined physical and electronic structure. These complementary approaches have yielded improved uniformity in carbon nanotube materials, resulting in impressive advances in carbon nanotube electronic and optoelectronic technology.

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MRS Bulletin

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0883-7694

Publication Date

January 1, 2010

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

315 / 321

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 4018 Nanotechnology
  • 4016 Materials engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0912 Materials Engineering
  • 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
 

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Liu, J., & Hersam, M. C. (2010). Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth. MRS Bulletin, 35(4), 315–321. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2010.554
Liu, J., and M. C. Hersam. “Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth.” MRS Bulletin 35, no. 4 (January 1, 2010): 315–21. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2010.554.
Liu J, Hersam MC. Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth. MRS Bulletin. 2010 Jan 1;35(4):315–21.
Liu, J., and M. C. Hersam. “Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth.” MRS Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 4, Jan. 2010, pp. 315–21. Scopus, doi:10.1557/mrs2010.554.
Liu J, Hersam MC. Recent developments in carbon nanotube sorting and selective growth. MRS Bulletin. 2010 Jan 1;35(4):315–321.
Journal cover image

Published In

MRS Bulletin

DOI

ISSN

0883-7694

Publication Date

January 1, 2010

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

315 / 321

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 4018 Nanotechnology
  • 4016 Materials engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0912 Materials Engineering
  • 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry