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Helical molecules such as DNA have recently been found to behave as an efficient source and detector of spin-polarized charge carriers. This phenomenon, often dubbed as chirality-induced spin selectivity or CISS, could be used to significantly improve the performance of spintronic devices, which utilize carrier spins (rather than charge) to realize electronic and sensing functions. Recently, it has been reported that carbon nanotubes, helically wrapped with DNA, can also act as an efficient source and detector of spin-polarized carriers, by virtue of spin-orbit coupling originating from the helical potential. It has been postulated that spin polarization should increase with the length of the wrapped tubes. However, in literature, most fabrication processes yield tubes with submicron lengths, which can produce ∼70% spin polarization. In an effort to enhance this effect further, here, we report a fabrication process that can yield DNA-wrapped nanotubes of length ∼1-4 microns. Detailed characterization of these devices, using atomic force microscopy, Raman, UV-vis, and temperature-dependent transport, has been presented. Initial transport measurements indicate the presence of strong magnetoresistance in these tubes, which could be attributed to spin-dependent effects. Systematic fabrication of long DNA-wrapped nanotubes, which has hitherto not been reported, is expected to enable further investigation into the spin-dependent properties of these ultimate one-dimensional nanoscale hybrids and may have a significant impact on nanoscale spintronics.

Long Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with DNA and Implications for Spintronics