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Self-Organized Growth of Complex Nanotube Patterns on Crystal Surfaces
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The organization of carbon nanotubes into well-defined straight or curved geometries and arrays on surfaces is a critical prerequisite for their integration into nanocircuits and a variety of functional nanosystems. We review the recent development of a new approach to carbon nanotube organization based on self-organized growth directed by well-defined crystal surfaces, or "nanotube epitaxy". We identify three different modes of surface-directed growth, namely by atomic rows, atomic steps, and nanofacets. Particular emphasis is given here to the combinations of such surface-directed growth with external forces—like those exerted by an electric field or gas flow—for the creation of well-defined complex geometries, including crossbar architectures, serpentines, and coils.
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Self-Organized Growth of Complex Nanotube Patterns on Crystal Surfaces
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The organization of carbon nanotubes into well-defined straight or curved geometries and arrays on surfaces is a critical prerequisite for their integration into nanocircuits and a variety of functional nanosystems. We review the recent development of a new approach to carbon nanotube organization based on self-organized growth directed by well-defined crystal surfaces, or "nanotube epitaxy". We identify three different modes of surface-directed growth, namely by atomic rows, atomic steps, and nanofacets. Particular emphasis is given here to the combinations of such surface-directed growth with external forces—like those exerted by an electric field or gas flow—for the creation of well-defined complex geometries, including crossbar architectures, serpentines, and coils.
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First and foremost, I would like to thank all the students and collaborators, whose work is reviewed here: Ariel Ismach, Noam Geblinger, Lior Segev, David Kantorovich, Hyungbin Son, Mildred M. Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, L. Gustavo Cançado, Ado Jorio, and Lukas Novotny. This research was supported by the Israel Science Foundation, the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Nanoscale Science, and the Legrain, Djanogly, Alhadeff and Perlman foundations.
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