What can lasers do in the nano-fabrication of carbon nanotube based devices?

Yun Shen Zhou, Wei Xiong, Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Yang Gao, Matt Mitchell, Yong Feng Lu

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Abstract

Numerous applications based on CNTs have been conceived and developed at laboratory scale. However, only a handful of applications have been successfully implemented due to the difficulties in controlled growth, manipulation, and integration of CNTs. In spite of countless efforts having been devoted into this field, high-performance-on-demand solution packages are still absent. In this study, we investigated applications of lasers in the controlled growth and integration of CNTs, and developed laser-based strategies to achieve nano-fabrication of CNT-based devices. By making use of unique features of lasers, we achieved 1) parallel integration of CNTs into pre-designed micro/nano-architectures in a single-step laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) process, 2) selective removal of metallic CNTs in open air, 3) growing CNTs of controlled-alignments, and 4) diameter modulation in individual CNTs. The laser-based strategies developed in this study suggest a laser-based solution-package to meet the challenges for the nano-fabrication of CNT-based devices and promises a reliable and scalable approach to achieve CNT-integrated devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLaser-Material Interactions at Micro/Nanoscales
Pages101-112
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2011 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Apr 25 2011Apr 29 2011

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume1365
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Conference

Conference2011 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period4/25/114/29/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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