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Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Templates and Interconnects for Nanoelectrodes
Author(s) -
Quinn B. M.,
Lemay S. G.
Publication year - 2006
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/adma.200502438
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , carbon nanotube , template , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , particle (ecology) , electrode , carbon fibers , nanotube , composite material , composite number , alternative medicine , medicine , oceanography , chemistry , pathology , geology
A bottom‐up approach for metal nanoelectrode fabrication is described involving the electrodeposition of a noble‐metal nanoparticle at the exposed end of a single‐walled carbon nanotube (see figure). The nanotube end serves as a template for nanoparticle electrodeposition, while the tube itself interfaces the deposited nanoparticle with macroscopic leads. The fabrication method is general and can easily be adapted to generate single‐particle electrodes or arrays.