In-situ functionalization of carbon nanotubes
US7700943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/25
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to functionalize carbon nanotubes in situ. A carbon nanotube (NT) array is grown or deposited on a substrate. The NT array is functionalized in situ with a polymer by partial thermal degradation of the polymer to form a NT structure. The functionalization of the NT structure is characterized. The functionalized NT structure is processed according to the characterized functionalization.
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