Electrical Connectivity in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks

被引:402
作者
Nirmalraj, Peter N. [1 ,3 ]
Lyons, Philip E. [2 ,3 ]
De, Sukanta [2 ,3 ]
Coleman, Jonathan N. [2 ,3 ]
Boland, John J. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Chem, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Phys, Dublin 2, Ireland
[3] Trinity Coll Dublin, CRANN, Dublin 2, Ireland
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
INDIVIDUAL NANOTUBES; TRANSPARENT; CONDUCTIVITY; FILMS; ABSORPTION; LENGTH;
D O I
10.1021/nl9020914
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Transport in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) networks is shown to be dominated by resistance at network junctions which scale with the size of the interconnecting bundles. Acid treatment, known to dope individual tubes, actually produces a dramatic reduction in junction resistances, whereas annealing significantly increases this resistance. Measured junction resistances for pristine, acid-treated and annealed SWCNT bundles correlate with conductivities of the corresponding films, in excellent agreement with a model in which junctions control the overall network performance.
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页码:3890 / 3895
页数:6
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