Title :
The Effect of Deformation on Room Temperature Coulomb Blockade using Conductive Carbon Nanotubes
Author :
Legum, B. ; Cooper, R. ; Mattia, D. ; Gogotsi, Y. ; Layton, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia
Abstract :
We report fluctuations in resistivity and the manifestation of Coulomb blockade phenomena of conductive multiwalled carbon nanotubes under buckling loads. Individual nanotubes were suspended and soldered between two indium-dipped tungsten probe tips. Using the electrical connection between the probes and the nanotube, electrical measurements were taken with the tube straight (unstrained) and bent (strained). Typical resistances were in the 10 GOmega range with resistivities in the 15 to 30 Omega-m range within the Coulomb blockade region of -1.0 to -0.4 V. Coulomb blockade, or electron tunneling events, appeared to occur at one of the contact points. This effect was diminished or lost once the carbon weld was broken.
Keywords :
Coulomb blockade; buckling; carbon nanotubes; deformation; electrical resistivity; buckling loads; conductive multiwalled carbon nanotubes; coulomb blockade phenomena; deformation effects; electrical connection; electrical measurements; electron tunneling events; indium-dipped tungsten probe tips; resistivity fluctuations; temperature 293 K to 298 K; voltage -1.0 V to -0.4 V; Carbon nanotubes; Conductivity; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrons; Fluctuations; Probes; Temperature; Tungsten; Tunneling; Electric Conductivity; Nanotubes, Carbon; Stress, Mechanical; Weight-Bearing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353264
