TY - GEN
T1 - Electrical contacts of metals to carbon-nanotubes for applications to electrical coupling between miniaturized moving parts and sensors
AU - Tzeng, Y.
AU - Chen, Y.
AU - Liu, C.
AU - Krishnardula, V.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Aligned carbon nanotubes were grown on electrodes by means of thermal chemical vapor deposition in mixtures of argon and acetylene using iron catalyst. These flexible, strong, and electrically conductive carbon nanotubes were used to couple electrical current between movable electrodes. Electrical contact resistance as a function of current loading, contact orientation, and distance between counter electrodes was measured. Methods of fabricating the carbon nanotube coated electrodes and potential applications to electrical coupling for moving parts in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), position sensitive sensors, and pressure sensors are discussed.
AB - Aligned carbon nanotubes were grown on electrodes by means of thermal chemical vapor deposition in mixtures of argon and acetylene using iron catalyst. These flexible, strong, and electrically conductive carbon nanotubes were used to couple electrical current between movable electrodes. Electrical contact resistance as a function of current loading, contact orientation, and distance between counter electrodes was measured. Methods of fabricating the carbon nanotube coated electrodes and potential applications to electrical coupling for moving parts in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), position sensitive sensors, and pressure sensors are discussed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:20344380472
SN - 0780385365
T3 - 2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
SP - 495
EP - 497
BT - 2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
T2 - 2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
Y2 - 16 August 2004 through 19 August 2004
ER -