Visualization of single-walled carbon nanotubes electrical networks by scanning force microspy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 2979-2981

  De Pablo, P J ^a   Gomez Navarro C ^a   Gil, A ^a   Colchero, J ^a   Martinez, M T ^b   Benito, A M ^b   Maser, W K ^b   Gomez Herrero J ^a   Baro A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

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EID: 18044402228     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1414301     Document Type: Article

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19. 2, where C is the capacitance between tip and surface.
20. tip ≠ 0 and the tip is on top of any connected area to ground, like connected nanotubes and the gold electrode itself (see Fig. 1).
21. 2). This can be assumed for low interaction regimes.
22. set in the dashed line of Fig. 3.
23. In order to obtain quantitative data a phase lock loop (PLL) is required. Using PLL the mixture of topography and electrostatic signals can be avoided. Quantitative measurements are currently undertaken. 23 Work on this issue is currently in progress.