Physics of Carbon Nanotube Devices covers the essential aspects for developing the technology, with ample coverage of the physics that govern the working principles of nanotubes - applications in electronics, nanoelectromechanical systems, field emission, optoelectronics and sensing.

Other topics include: electrical contacts; p-n junctions; transistors; transport; oscillators; rotational actuators; electron-phonon scattering; photoconductivity; and light emission.

This book bridges the experimental and theoretical aspects of carbon nanotube devices. It emphasizes and explains the underlying physics that govern their working principles, including applications in electronics, nanoelectromechanical systems, field emission, optoelectronics and sensing.

Other topics include: electrical contacts, p-n junctions, transistors, ballistic transport, field emission, oscillators, rotational actuators, electron-phonon scattering, photoconductivity, and light emission. Many of the aspects discussed here differ significantly from those learned in books or traditional materials, and are essential for the future development of carbon nanotube technology.

Features:

• Author is a leading expert on nanotubes with over a decade of experience
• Details the structure and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes with phonon spectra information
• Discusses metallic carbon nanotubes for current transport, with details on low bias & high bias transport, electronic transport in ballistic conductors, and capacitance and inductance
• Explains the physics behind end-bonded, side, and Metal/Oxide/Nanotube contacts
• Thoroughly covers electronic, electromechanical, and optoelectronic devices, with topics ranging from rectifiers and transistors to bend, strain, deformation, photoconductivity and electroluminescence

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Metallic Carbon Nanotubes for Current Transport
3. Physics of Nanotube/Metal Contacts
4. Electronic Devices
5. Electromechanical Devices
6. Field Emission
7. Optoelectronic Devices
8. Chemical and Biological Sensors

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