Carbon Nanotube Transistors, Sensors, and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9783639088915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 196 str.

Xinjian Zhou

Opis

Carbon nanotubes are tiny hollow cylinders, made from a single graphene sheet, that possess many amazing properties. Another reason why nanotubes have generated intense research activities from scientists of various disciplines is that they represent a new class of materials for the study of one-dimensional physics. In this book we investigate the electrical transport of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes and their potential applications as biological sensors. In the first part of the book, electron-phonon scatterings are studied both experimentally and theoretically, clarifying the nature of electrical transport in nanotubes and setting a performance limit of nanotube devices in diffusive regime. In the second part of this book, we discuss the advantages of nanotubes as a key element in future biosensors. We will show how we can integrate nanotubes with supported lipid bilayers, mimic structures of cell membranes, and use this platform as a way to introduce biomolecules into the vicinity of nanotubes for sensing purpose. Throughout the book, necessary background information and introductions are provided.

O autorze

Zhou Xinjian Xinjian Zhou was born in Baoding, China. In 1997, he attended Peking University majoring in Physics. He then went to the physics department at Cornell University where he studied under Prof. Paul McEuen and has been working in nanoscience since 2002. After finishing his Ph.D. in 2007, he now works as a postdoc scientist at Sandia National Labs.