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Length-Sorted Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for High-Mobility Thin Film Transistors

Yasumitsu Miyata1, Kazunari Shiozawa1, Yuki Asada1, Yutaka Ohno2, Ryo Kitaura1, Takashi Mizutani2, Hisanori Shinohara1( )
Department of Chemistry and Institute for Advanced Research Nagoya UniversityNagoya 464-8602 Japan
Department of Quantum Engineering Nagoya UniversityNagoya 464-8603 Japan
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Abstract

We have developed a process for chemical purification of carbon nanotubes for solution-processable thin-film transistors (TFTs) having high mobility. Films of the purified carbon nanotubes fabricated by simple drop coating showed carrier mobilities as high as 164 cm2V−1s−1, normalized transconductances of 0.78 Sm−1, and on/off current ratios of 106. Such high performance requires the preparation of a suspension of micrometer-long and highly purified semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Our purification process includes length and electronic-type selective trapping of SWCNTs using recycling gel filtration with a mixture of surfactants. The results provide an important milestone toward printed high-speed and large-area electronics with roll-to-roll and ink-jet device fabrication.

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Single-walled carbon nanotubesseparationthin-film transistorsgel filtrationdispersionoptical absorptioncarrier mobility

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Nano Research
Volume 4 Issue 10,
October 2011
Pages 963-970
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-011-0152-7
Cite this article:
Miyata Y, Shiozawa K, Asada Y, et al. Length-Sorted Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for High-Mobility Thin Film Transistors. Nano Research, 2011, 4(10): 963-970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-011-0152-7

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Received: 25 April 2011
Revised: 18 May 2011
Accepted: 18 May 2011
Published: 02 June 2011
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
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