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Strain-Based Electrical Properties of Systems of Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Parylene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jon Brame ,
Stephanie Getty ,
Johnathan Goodsell  and
David Dean Allred
Jon Brame
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Physics and Astronomy, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Stephanie Getty
Affiliation:
[email protected], NASA GSFC, Code 541, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, United States
Johnathan Goodsell
Affiliation:
[email protected], Brigham Young University, Physics and Astronomy, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
David Dean Allred
Affiliation:
[email protected], Brigham Young University, Physics and Astronomy, N265 ESC, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
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Abstract

We have fabricated flexible electronic devices to test the strain-based change in resistance of a network of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for use in microscale, high resolution magnetometry. To do this, we first develop a simple, reliable method to obtain catalyst nanoparticles for carbon nanotube growth through indirect, thin-film evaporation. Next we fabricate a two-terminal SWCNT device on a rigid substrate. We then transfer the device, intact, to a flexible substrate for strain testing. Herein, we report progress in growth and measurement techniques.

Keywords

Fechemical vapor deposition (CVD) (deposition)electrical properties
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 963: Symposium Q – Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes – Science and Applications , 2006 , 0963-Q20-18
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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