Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering (한국정밀공학회지)

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Fabrication of Nano-bridge Using a Suspended Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube

다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 이용한 나노 브리지 제작

  • 이종홍 (충남대학교 메카트로닉스공학과) ;
  • 원문철 (충남대학교 메카트로닉스공학과) ;
  • 서희원 (한국기계연구원 나노공정장비연구센터) ;
  • 송진원 (한국기계연구원 나노공정장비연구센터) ;
  • 한창수 (한국기계연구원 나노공정장비연구센터)
  • Published : 2007.03.01
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Abstract

We report the suspension of individual multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) from the bottom substrate using deep trench electrodes that were fabricated using optical lithography. During drying of the solution in dielectrophoretic assembly, the capillary force pulls the MWNT toward the bottom substrate, and it then remains as a deformed structure adhering to the bottom substrate after the solution has dried out. Small-diameter MWNTs cannot be suspended using thin electrodes with large gaps, but large-diameter MWNTs can be suspended using thicker electrodes. We present the statistical experimental results for successful suspension, as well as the feasible conditions for a MWNT suspension based on a theoretical approach.

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