Carbon nanotubes for future electronics

A joint research Japanese-Finnish describes a method for the production of thin layers of flexible plastic with logic circuits "printed" to carbon nanotubes. Ready for use?

Rome - The future of the carbon nanotube transistor passes through thin layers of flexible plastic, economical and practical to implement and enter the market. Or at least that's what the researchers hope the Aalto University in Finland and Nagoya University in Japan, which in Nature Nanotechnology offers a new method of production of filmnanotubici above.

The system devised by researchers involves the "culture" of the nanotubes in a gas at atmospheric pressure and their collection through a filter, with the result of producing a thin layer of the nanotubes transistor which will then transferred from the filter to the final layer of plastic.

According to the authors of the study, the new production method allows to preserve the excellent conductive properties of carbon nanotubes without degradation to which they are subjected flexible transistors made with different methods. The technology is also designed for fast production volumes, an additional incentive to its adoption by the market.

And speaking of possible practical applications for transistors flexible nanotubes are spoiled for choice between electronic paper (otherwise known as e-paper), magnetic cards, and more. All with the advantage of a higher quality, reduced production costs and superior performance.

 

23/02/2011

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