Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate systematically the water permeation properties across single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) in the presence of the terahertz electric field (TEF). With the TEF normal to the nanotube, the fracture of the hydrogen bonds results in the giant peak of net fluxes across the SWCNT with a three-fold enhancement centered around 14 THz. The phenomeno...

Analysis of the electrostatic characteristics and the gate capacitance of typical nanostructured carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNTFETs) were performed numerically. A previously developed parallelized electrostatic Poisson’s equation solver (PPES) is employed, coupled with a parallel adaptive mesh refinement (PAMR) to improve the numerical accuracy near the region where variation of ...

A 20 × 20 pixel pressure sensor array based on a printed active-matrix single-wall carbon-nanotube thin-film transistor backplane is presented. Using a gravure printing process that is compatible with fully printed large-area roll-to-roll processing, a 97% device yield is obtained on the 400-transistor backplane. As a proof of concept, pressure sensors are integrated to map the applied tactile ...

The mechanical flexibility and structural softness of ultrathin devices based on organic thin films and low-dimensional nanomaterials have enabled a wide range of applications including flexible display, artificial skin, and health monitoring devices. However, both living systems and inanimate systems that are encountered in daily lives are all 3D. It is therefore desirable to either create fre...

Electronic devices based on carbon nanotubes are among the candidates to eventually replace silicon-based devices for logic applications. Before then, however, nanotube-based radiofrequency transistors could become competitive for high-performance analogue components such as low-noise amplifiers and power amplifiers in wireless systems. Single-walled nanotubes are well suited for use in radiofr...

Vertically grown carbon nanotubes have the potential for tera-level integration. However, the well-known ambipolar behavior limits the performance of carbon nanotube field effect transistors. In this work we demonstrate that a double gate structure effectively suppresses the ambipolar behavior. Using the double gate design excellent device characteristics along with the potential for high scale...

A water-soluble acid oxidized multiwall carbon nanotube o-MWCNTs -polythiophene composite for bilayer photovoltaics is reported. Discrete heterojunction photovoltaic cells utilizing this nanocomposite material as the donor layer exhibit a 20% increase in fill factor and commensurate increase in power conversion efficiency as compared to cells without o-MWCNTs. Crucially o-MWCNTs are incorporate...

We report on the characterization of nanometer-scale resonators. Each device incorporates one multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) as a torsional spring. The devices are actuated electrostatically, and their deflections, both low frequency and on resonance, are detected optically. These are some of the smallest electromechanical devices ever created and are a demonstration of practical integrated...

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Title of dissertation: THERMAL AND PERFORMANCE MODELING OF NANOSCALE MOSFETS, CARBON NANOTUBE DEVICES AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Akin Akturk, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006 Dissertation directed by: Professor Neil Goldsman Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering We offer new paradigms for electronic devices and digital integrated circuits (ICs) in an effort to overcome important performance ...