Recent Advances in Molecular Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Authors

  • Jean-Philippe Bourgoin Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
  • Stéphane Campidelli Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
  • Pascale Chenevier Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
  • Vincent Derycke Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
  • Arianna Filoramo Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
  • Marcelo F. Goffman Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, (CNRS URA 2464), CEA, IRAMIS, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2010.414

Keywords:

Carbon nanotubes, Cntfet, Functionalization, Neuromorphic computing architectures, Self-assembly

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have exceptional physical properties that make them one of the most promising building blocks for future nanotechnologies. They may in particular play an important role in the development of innovative electronic devices in the fields of flexible electronics, ultra-high sensitivity sensors, high frequency electronics, opto-electronics, energy sources and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS). Proofs of concept of several high performance devices already exist, usually at the single device level, but there remain many serious scientific issues to be solved before the viability of such routes can be evaluated. In particular, the main concern regards the controlled synthesis and positioning of nanotubes. In our opinion, truly innovative use of these nano-objects will come from: i) the combination of some of their complementary physical properties, such as combining their electrical and mechanical properties, ii) the combination of their properties with additional benefits coming from other molecules grafted on the nanotubes, and iii) the use of chemically- or bio-directed self-assembly processes to allow the efficient combination of several devices into functional arrays or circuits. In this article, we outline the main issues concerning the development of carbon nanotubes based electronics applications and review our recent results in the field.

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Published

2010-06-30

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Scientific Articles

How to Cite

[1]
J.-P. Bourgoin, S. Campidelli, P. Chenevier, V. Derycke, A. Filoramo, M. F. Goffman, Chimia 2010, 64, 414, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2010.414.