화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.109, No.23, 11420-11423, 2005
Controllable interconnection of single-walled carbon nanotubes under ac electric field
We demonstrated the controllable interconnection of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) under alternating current (ac) electric field. The interconnected carbon nanotubes were found to be parallel with the electric flux and increased abruptly with deposition time following a self-accelerating process. Theoretical simulation indicates that the alignment and the interconnection of carbon nanotubes were induced by the dielectrophoresis force and the electric field redistribution at the nanotube apexes.