Electric-field-directed growth of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

Yuegang Zhang; Aileen Chang; Jien Cao; Qian Wang; Woong Kim; Yiming Li; Nathan Morris; Erhan Yenilmez; Jing Kong; Hongjie Dai

doi:10.1063/1.1415412

Electric-field-directed growth of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

Yuegang Zhang, Aileen Chang, Jien Cao, Qian Wang, Woong Kim, Yiming Li, Nathan Morris, Erhan Yenilmez, Jing Kong, Hongjie Dai

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Abstract

Electric-field-directed growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical-vapor deposition is demonstrated. The field-alignment effect originates from the high polarizability of single-walled nanotubes. Large induced dipole moments lead to large aligning torques and forces on the nanotube, and prevent randomization of nanotube orientation by thermal fluctuations and gas flows. The results shall open up possibilities in directed growth of ordered molecular-wire architectures and networks on surfaces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3155-3157
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	79
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1415412
Publication status	Published - 2001 Nov 5
Externally published	Yes

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