Modification of interface structure and contact resistance between a carbon nanotube and a gold electrode by local melting

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2850-2853

  Asaka, Koji ^a   Karita, Motoyuki ^a   Saito, Yahachi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Connection process; Contact resistance; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Local melting

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRODES; GOLD; GOLD METALLURGY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN SITU PROCESSING; MELTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT REGIONS; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; GOLD ELECTRODES; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; LOCAL MELTING;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79251593101     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.10.079     Document Type: Article

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