SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBES

    公开(公告)号:CA2847579C

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:CA2847579

    申请日:2012-08-30

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of forming a structure having selectively placed carbon nanotubes ("CNTs") on a substrate to minimize bundling and areas of low density. In a first aspect, the method comprises: providing a substrate having a surface; contacting the surface of the substrate and a solution of a precursor molecule to form a self-assembled monolayer having a first ionic charge moiety on the surface; forming a plurality of CNTs having a second ionic charge moiety oppositely charged to the first ionic charge moiety by (1) bonding the plurality of CNTs with an organic molecule having a carboxylic acid ester group to form a plurality of functionalized CNTs, and (2) converting the carboxylic acid ester group to the second ionic charge moiety; and contacting the self-assembled monolayer and a dispersion of the plurality of CNTs having the second ionic charge moiety.

    SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBES

    公开(公告)号:CA2847579A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:CA2847579

    申请日:2012-08-30

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method of forming a structure having selectively placed carbon nanotubes, a method of making charged carbon nanotubes, a bi- functional precursor, and a structure having a high density carbon nanotube layer with minimal bundling. Carbon nanotubes are selectively placed on a substrate having two regions. The first region has an isoelectric point exceeding the second region's isoelectric point. The substrate is immersed in a solution of a bi- functional precursor having anchoring and charged ends. The anchoring end bonds to the first region to form a self-assembled monolayer having a charged end. The substrate with charged monolayer is immersed in a solution of carbon nanotubes having an opposite charge to form a carbon nanotube layer on the self-assembled monolayer. The charged carbon nanotubes are made by functionalization or coating with an ionic surfactant.

    SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBES

    公开(公告)号:CA3102836A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:CA3102836

    申请日:2012-08-30

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method of forming a structure having selectively placed carbon nanotubes, a method of making charged carbon nanotubes, a bi-functional precursor, and a structure having a high density carbon nanotube layer with minimal bundling. Carbon nanotubes are selectively placed on a substrate having two regions. The first region has an isoelectric point exceeding the second region's isoelectric point. The substrate is immersed in a solution of a bi-functional precursor having anchoring and charged ends. The anchoring end bonds to the first region to form a self-assembled monolayer having a charged end. The substrate with charged monolayer is immersed in a solution of carbon nanotubes having an opposite charge to form a carbon nanotube layer on the self-assembled monolayer. The charged carbon nanotubes are made by functionalization or coating with an ionic surfactant.

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