Increased graphitization in electrospun single suspended carbon nanowires integrated with carbon-MEMS and carbon-NEMS platforms

Sharma, Swati ; Sharma, Ashutosh ; Cho, Yoon-Kyoung ; Madou, Marc (2012) Increased graphitization in electrospun single suspended carbon nanowires integrated with carbon-MEMS and carbon-NEMS platforms ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4 (1). pp. 34-39. ISSN 1944-8244

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Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am2014376

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am2014376

Abstract

Single suspended carbon nanowires (CNWs) integrated on carbon-MEMS (CMEMS) structures are fabricated by electrospinning of SU-8 photoresist followed by pyrolysis. These monolithic CNW-CMEMS structures enable fabrication of very high aspect ratio CNWs of predefined length. The CNWs thus fabricated display core–shell structures having a graphitic shell with a glassy carbon core. The electrical conductivity of these CNWs is increased by about 100% compared to glassy carbon as a result of enhanced graphitization. We suggest some tunable fabrication and pyrolysis parameters that may improve graphitization in the resulting CNWs, making them a good replacement for several carbon nanostructure-based devices.

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Keywords:Carbon Nanowire; Carbon-MEMS; Photolithography; Electrospinning; Graphitization
ID Code:96548
Deposited On:02 Jan 2013 11:06
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