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Direct Synthesis of Multiplexed Metal‐Nanowire‐Based Devices by Using Carbon Nanotubes as Vector Templates
Author(s) -
Clément Pierrick,
Xu Xinzhao,
Stoppiello Craig T.,
Rance Graham A.,
Attanzio Antonio,
O'Shea James N.,
Temperton Robert H.,
Khlobystov Andrei N.,
Lovelock Kevin R. J.,
Seymour Jake M.,
Fogarty Richard M.,
Baker Alastair,
Bourne Richard A.,
Hall Brendan,
Chamberlain Thomas W.,
Palma Matteo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201902857
Subject(s) - template , materials science , carbon nanotube , nanowire , fabrication , nanotechnology , characterization (materials science) , nanoscopic scale , electrode , nanoelectronics , medicine , pathology , chemistry , alternative medicine
We present the synthesis of metal nanowires in a multiplexed device configuration using single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as nanoscale vector templates. The SWNT templates control the dimensionality of the wires, allowing precise control of their size, shape, and orientation; moreover, a solution‐processable approach enables their linear deposition between specific electrode pairs in electronic devices. Electrical characterization demonstrated the successful fabrication of metal nanowire electronic devices, while multiscale characterization of the different fabrication steps revealed details of the structure and charge transfer between the material encapsulated and the carbon nanotube. Overall the strategy presented allows facile, low‐cost, and direct synthesis of multiplexed metal nanowire devices for nanoelectronic applications.