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A random two-dimension electronic conduction nano-network of MWCNTs is fabricated by N ion beam irradiation. The CNTs networks were fabricated by the coalescence of MWCNTs at the crossing and the parallel positions. An increase in electrical conductivity of CNT network was observed by a factor of 1.44 after it was subjected to ion beam irradiation. The increased electrical conductivity resulted from increased inter-CNT transport of charge carriers, with the cross-links acting as bridges between successive CNTs. This phenomenon of increased electronic conduction resulting from coalescence through N ion beam irradiation is discussed.
Keywords: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Ion beam irradiation, cross junctions, parallel junctions, coalescence of Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Nano-network, electrical conductivity, Carbon nanotubes network, N ion beam, inter-tube covalent bonds
Current Nanoscience
Title: Coalescence of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and their Electronic Conduction Nano-Networks
Volume: 7 Issue: 5
Author(s): Ishaq Ahmad, Waheed Akram, G. Husnain, Yan Long and Zhou Xingtai
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Keywords: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Ion beam irradiation, cross junctions, parallel junctions, coalescence of Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Nano-network, electrical conductivity, Carbon nanotubes network, N ion beam, inter-tube covalent bonds
Abstract: A random two-dimension electronic conduction nano-network of MWCNTs is fabricated by N ion beam irradiation. The CNTs networks were fabricated by the coalescence of MWCNTs at the crossing and the parallel positions. An increase in electrical conductivity of CNT network was observed by a factor of 1.44 after it was subjected to ion beam irradiation. The increased electrical conductivity resulted from increased inter-CNT transport of charge carriers, with the cross-links acting as bridges between successive CNTs. This phenomenon of increased electronic conduction resulting from coalescence through N ion beam irradiation is discussed.
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Ahmad Ishaq, Akram Waheed, Husnain G., Long Yan and Xingtai Zhou, Coalescence of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and their Electronic Conduction Nano-Networks, Current Nanoscience 2011; 7 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341311797483736
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341311797483736 |
Print ISSN 1573-4137 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6786 |
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