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Nano Lett. 2016 Mar 09;16(3):1517-22. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03424. Epub 2016 Feb 09.

Nanodrawing of Aligned Single Carbon Nanotubes with a Nanopen.

Nano letters

Talia Yeshua, Christian Lehmann, Uwe Hübner, Suzanna Azoubel, Shlomo Magdassi, Eleanor E B Campbell, Stephanie Reich, Aaron Lewis

Affiliations

  1. Department of Applied Physics, Selim and Rachel Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University , Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
  2. The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University , Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
  3. Department of Physics, Freie University , Arnimallee 14, Berlin 14195, Germany.
  4. Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, A. Einstein 9, Jena 07745, Germany.
  5. Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University , Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
  6. EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, Edinburgh University , Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, Scotland.
  7. Department of Physics, Konkuk University , Seoul 143701, Korea.

PMID: 26789406 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03424

Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are considered pivotal components for molecular electronics. Techniques for SWCNT lithography today lack simplicity, flexibility, and speed of direct, oriented deposition at specific target locations. In this paper SWCNTs are directly drawn and placed with chemical identification and demonstrated orientation using fountain pen nanolithography (FPN) under ambient conditions. Placement across specific electrical contacts with such alignment is demonstrated and characterized. The fundamental basis of the drawing process with alignment has potential applications for other related systems such as inorganic nanotubes, polymers, and biological molecules.

Keywords: AFM; FPN; Molecular electronics; Raman; carbon nanotube; nanochemical deposition

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