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Self‐Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Shimoda H.,
Oh S.J.,
Geng H.Z.,
Walker R.J.,
Zhang X.B.,
McNeil L.E.,
Zhou O.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(20020618)14:12<899::aid-adma899>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , evaporation , carbon fibers , self assembly , chemical engineering , composite material , composite number , oceanography , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , geology
Films of single‐walled carbon nanotubes have been obtained by simple evaporation of suspended nanotubes on a glass substrate. The technique has also been used to create patterned structures (see Figure) by treating the substrate before evaporation and thus creating hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas. The films showed orientational ordering, which could be useful for optical applications.