Manipulation and patterning of carbon nanotubes utilizing optically induced dielectrophoretic forces

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 609-617

  Lee, Ming Wei ^a   Lin, Yen Heng ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Nano patterning; Optically induced dielectrophoresis; Separation

Indexed keywords

DIELECTROPHORESIS; DIELECTROPHORETIC FORCES; ELECTRODE PATTERN; LIGHT PATTERNS; NANO SCALE; NANOPATTERNING; NONUNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD; OPTICALLY INDUCED DIELECTROPHORESIS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; RAPID FABRICATION; VIRTUAL ELECTRODE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77954760562     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0492-8     Document Type: Article

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