Engineering chirality at wafer scale with ordered CNT architecture (Rice University and others)


A new technical paper titled "Engineering chirality at wafer scale with ordered carbon nanotube architectures" was published by researchers at Rice University, University of Utah, J.A. Woollam Co. and Tokyo Metropolitan University. Abstract "Creating artificial matter with controllable chirality in a simple and scalable manner brings new opportunities to diverse areas. Here we show two su... » read more

Heat-Tolerant CNT-Based PUFs


A technical paper titled “CNT-PUFs: Highly Robust and Heat-Tolerant Carbon-Nanotube-Based Physical Unclonable Functions for Stable Key Generation” was published by researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, University of Passau, Technical University of Darmstadt, and Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS). Abstract: "In this work, we explore a highly robust and... » read more

Why Countermeasures Are Needed To Prevent Practical, Non-Invasive Attacks Against CNT-PUFs


A technical paper titled "Practical Non-Invasive Probing Attacks Against Novel Carbon-Nanotube-Based Physical Unclonable Functions" was published by researchers at University of Passau, Chemnitz University of Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems, and Technical University of Darmstad. Abstract: "As the number of devices being interconnected increases, so does also the d... » read more

Fabricating Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes On Plastic Film


A new technical paper titled "Direct formation of carbon nanotube wiring with controlled electrical resistance on plastic films" was published by researchers at Tokyo University of Science. The paper states, "we have developed a simple method to fabricate multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) wiring on a plastic film at room temperature under atmosphere pressure. By irradiating a MWNT thin fil... » read more

Opportunities and Challenges for Carbon Nanotube Transistors


A new technical review paper titled "Carbon nanotube transistors: Making electronics from molecules" was published by researchers at Duke University, Northwestern University, and Stanford University. “Between the opportunities in high-performance digital logic with the potential for 3D integration and the possibilities for printed and even recyclable thin-film electronics, CNT transistors ... » read more

Semiconductor nanochannels in metallic carbon nanotubes by thermomechanical chirality alteration


Abstract: "Carbon nanotubes have a helical structure wherein the chirality determines whether they are metallic or semiconducting. Using in situ transmission electron microscopy, we applied heating and mechanical strain to alter the local chirality and thereby control the electronic properties of individual single-wall carbon nanotubes. A transition trend toward a larger chiral angle region wa... » read more

System Bits: Aug. 27


A ring of 18 carbon atoms Scientists at IBM Research – Zurich and Oxford University write about allotropes of carbon – the many versions of atomic carbon formations, such as diamonds and graphite. “Carbon, one of the most abundant elements in the universe, can exist in different forms - called allotropes - giving it completely different properties from color to shape to hardness. For... » read more