Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7986564 | Micron | 2015 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns are fabricated by drawing (combined with spinning) from CNT forests and grown on a substrate. Three types of phenomena occur in these CNT yarns with increasing amounts of current: yarn rotation, catalyst evaporation, and breakage of the yarn. These phenomena result from the resistive heating occurring during the current flow, and have been observed in situ under vacuum by transmission electron microscopy. If these CNT yarns are applied to electronic circuits, the rotation and breakage may lead to circuit failure. However, catalyst evaporation is a useful method for purifying CNT yarns without additional treatments prior to yarn fabrication.
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Authors
Tomoharu Tokunaga, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Toru Iijima, Yuki Uesugi, Masaki Unten, Katsuhiro Sasaki, Takahisa Yamamoto,