Nanotube electronics templated self-assembly

摘要

A fabricated substrate has at least one plurality of posts. The plurality is fabricated such that the two posts are located at a predetermined distance from one another. The substrate is exposed to a fluid matrix containing functionalized carbon nanotubes. The functionalized carbon nanotubes preferentially adhere to the plurality of posts rather than the remainder of the substrate. A connection between posts of the at least one plurality of posts is induced by adhering one end of the functionalized nanotube to one post and a second end of the functionalized carbon nanotube to a second post.

主权项

1. A system for assembling carbon nanotube electronics, the system comprising:
a substrate, wherein the substrate has at least one plurality of posts, the at least one plurality of posts being fabricated at a predetermined distance from one another; a fluid matrix containing functionalized carbon nanotubes, wherein the functionalized carbon nanotubes comprise a first end, a middle, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end have a relative concentration of functional groups different from that of the middle such that the functionalized carbon nanotubes exhibit relative electrical charges at the first end and the second end; an agitation source, wherein providing agitation of the fluid matrix to preferentially adhere the first end of a functionalized carbon nanotube to a first one of the at least one plurality of posts and adheres the second end of the functionalized carbon nanotube to a second one of the at least one plurality of posts due to the relative electrical charges at the first end and the second end, wherein a connection is formed between the first one and the second one of the at least one plurality of posts.