Nano Optoelectronic Sensors and Devices

Chapter 2. Nanomaterials Processing for Device Manufacturing

King Wai Chiu Lai*, Ning Xi*, Carmen Kar Man Fung^† and Hongzhi Chen*

^*Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, Michigan

^†Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong

Chapter Outline

2.1 Introduction 11

2.2 Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes 13

2.3 Classification of Carbon Nanotubes using Microfluidics 14

2.3.1 Dielectrophoretic Phenomenon on CNTs 16

2.3.2 Experimental Results: Separation of Semiconducting CNTs 19

2.4 Deposition of CNTs by Microrobotic Workstation 21

2.5 Summary 24

References 25

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been studied as one of the most promising materials for a wide variety of applications. The optical, electrical and mechanical properties of ...