DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5497.1742. Tunable Resistance of a Carbon Nanotube-Graphite Interface

Tunable Resistance of a Carbon Nanotube-Graphite Interface

10.1126/science.290.5497.1742

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Abstract

The transfer of electrons from one material to another is usually described in terms of energy conservation, with no attention being paid to momentum conservation. Here we present results on the junction resistance between a carbon nanotube and a graphite substrate and show that details of momentum conservation also can change the contact resistance. By changing the angular alignment of the atomic lattices, we found that contact resistance varied by more than an order of magnitude in a controlled and reproducible fashion, indicating that momentum conservation, in addition to energy conservation, can dictate the junction resistance in graphene systems such as carbon nanotube junctions and devices.

Bibliography

Paulson, S., Helser, A., Nardelli, M. B., Taylor, R. M., Falvo, M., Superfine, R., & Washburn, S. (2000). Tunable Resistance of a Carbon Nanotube-Graphite Interface. Science, 290(5497), 1742â1744.

Authors 7

S. Paulson (first)
A. Helser (additional)
M. Buongiorno Nardelli (additional)
R. M. Taylor (additional)
M. Falvo (additional)
R. Superfine (additional)
S. Washburn (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 27, 2002, 5:48 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 13, 2024, 4:22 a.m.)
Indexed	4 months, 1 week ago (April 11, 2025, 9:24 a.m.)
Issued	24 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 1, 2000)
Published	24 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 1, 2000)
Published Print	24 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 1, 2000)

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BibTeX

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