Assembly of Nanodevices With Carbon Nanotubes Through Nanorobotic Manipulations

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1803-1818
Journal / PublicationProceedings of the IEEE
Volume91
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2003
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

Properties and potential applications of carbon nanotubes are summarized by emphasizing the aspects of nanoelectronics and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). The main technologies for the assembly of nanodevices through nanomanipulations with scanning probe microscopes and nanorobotic manipulators are overviewed, focusing on that of nanotubes. Key techniques for nanoassembly include the preparation of nano building blocks and property characterization of them, the positioning of the building blocks with nanometer-scale resolution, and the connection of them. Nanorobotic manipulations, which are characterized by multiple degrees of freedom (DOFs) with both position and orientation control, independently actuated multiprobes, and a real-time observation system, are one of the most promising technologies for assembling complex nanodevices in three-dimensional space. With a nano laboratory, a prototype nanomanufacturing system based on a 16-DOF nanorobotic manipulation system, the assembly of nanodevices with multiwalled carbon nanotubes are presented. Nanotube-based building blocks are prepared by directly picking up, in situ property characterization, destructive fabrication, and shape modifications. Kinds of nanotube junctions, the fundamental elements for both nanoelectronics and NEMS, are constructed by positioning the building blocks together under the real-time observation with a field-emlssion scanning electron microscope, connecting them with naturally existing van der Waals forces, electron-beam-induced deposition, or mechanochemical bonding. © 2003 IEEE.

Research Area(s)

  • Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), Nanoassembly, Nanodevices, Nanorobotic manipulations

Citation Format(s)

Assembly of Nanodevices With Carbon Nanotubes Through Nanorobotic Manipulations. / Fukuda, Toshio; Arai, Fumihito; Dong, Lixin.
In: Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 91, No. 11, 11.2003, p. 1803-1818.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review