Electronic mean free path in as-produced and purified single-wall carbon nanotubes

H. Kajiura, A. Nandyala, U. C. Coskun, A. Bezryadin, M. Shiraishi, M. Ata

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Abstract

The effect of purification on room temperature electronic transport properties of single-wall nanotubes (SWNT) was studied by submerging the nanotubes into liquid mercury. The conductance plots of purified SWNTs showed plateaus, indicating weak dependence of the electrical resistance on the length of the tube connecting the electrodes, providing evidence of quasiballistic conduction in SWNTs. The electronic mean free path of the purified SWNTs reached a few microns, which is longer than that of the as-produced SWNTs, and which is consistent with the calculation based on the scattering by acoustic phonons.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number122106
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume86
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 21 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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