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The Tube or the Helix? This is the Question: Towards the Fully Controlled DNA‐Directed Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Zuccheri Giampaolo,
Brucale Marco,
Samorì Bruno
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500088
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , materials science , dna origami , helix (gastropod) , nanostructure , nanoparticle , self assembly , tube (container) , dna , carbon fibers , chemistry , composite material , composite number , biology , biochemistry , ecology , snail
The race for the circuit: To be used as elements in nanoelectronic circuits assembled from the bottom up, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) must bear chemical functionalities that drive their self‐assembly into defined nanostructures. DNA has been recently shown to drive the assembly of nanoparticles onto CNTs, towards the assembly of multitube constructs. Subsequent metallization could lead to a nanocircuit comprising two soldered elements (see scheme).