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Broadband Electrical Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Contacts

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Author(s)

Thomas M. Wallis, Stephen E. Russek, Pavel Kabos, Paul Rice

Abstract

The electrical response of an individual multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and its contacts, welded to a coplanar waveguide (CPW), was measured up to 24 GHz using a technique that removes environment effects. This is the first time MWNT contact effects have been systematically isolated from the CPW. Each contact response was quite different and also showed a pronounced sensitivity to ambient light. Adding more contact material clearly changed the high-frequency electrical response and the sensitivity to light.
Citation
Nano Letters
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

Broadband, nanotubes
Electromagnetics

Citation

Wallis, T. , Russek, S. , Kabos, P. and Rice, P. (2007), Broadband Electrical Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Contacts, Nano Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905262 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created March 22, 2007, Updated February 19, 2017
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