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Pressure dependent conduction of individual multi-walled carbon nanotubes: the effect of mechanical distortions

Christopher Barnett, Cathren Gowenlock Orcid Logo, Alvin Orbaek White Orcid Logo, Andrew Barron Orcid Logo

Nanoscale Advances, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 643 - 646

Swansea University Authors: Christopher Barnett, Cathren Gowenlock Orcid Logo, Alvin Orbaek White Orcid Logo, Andrew Barron Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/d0na01021a

Abstract

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) show an oscillation in electrical resistance (from I–V measurements) during mechanical distortion in which peak separation is inversely correlated with the diameter of the MWCNTs. These results provide the first experimental support of the theoretical predictio...

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Published in: Nanoscale Advances
ISSN: 2516-0230
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2021
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56318
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Abstract: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) show an oscillation in electrical resistance (from I–V measurements) during mechanical distortion in which peak separation is inversely correlated with the diameter of the MWCNTs. These results provide the first experimental support of the theoretical prediction that distortion causes Van Hove singularities and Dirac cones in MWCNTs to misalign and cause the opening of the band gap, and suggest that when fabricating contacts for CNTs for device applications, the pressure caused by the contact deposition method must be taken into account for manufacturing devices with consistent properties.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 3
Start Page: 643
End Page: 646