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Chirality-dependent electrical transport properties of carbon nanotubes obtained by experimental measurement

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  • Wei Su

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research)

  • Xiao Li

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research)

  • Linhai Li

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research)

  • Dehua Yang

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research)

  • Futian Wang

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research)

  • Xiaojun Wei

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

  • Weiya Zhou

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

  • Hiromichi Kataura

    (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

  • Sishen Xie

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

  • Huaping Liu

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials and Structure Research
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

Abstract

Establishing the relationship between the electrical transport properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and their structures is critical for the design of high-performance SWCNT-based electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we systematically investigated the effect of the chiral structures of SWCNTs on their electrical transport properties by measuring the performance of thin-film transistors constructed by eleven distinct (n, m) single-chirality SWCNT films. The results show that, even for SWCNTs with the same diameters but different chiral angles, the difference in the on-state current or carrier mobility could reach an order of magnitude. Further analysis indicates that the electrical transport properties of SWCNTs have strong type and family dependence. With increasing chiral angle for the same-family SWCNTs, Type I SWCNTs exhibit increasing on-state current and mobility, while Type II SWCNTs show the reverse trend. The differences in the electrical properties of the same-family SWCNTs with different chiralities can be attributed to their different electronic band structures, which determine the contact barrier between electrodes and SWCNTs, intrinsic resistance and intertube contact resistance. Our present findings provide an important physical basis for performance optimization and application expansion of SWCNT-based devices.

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  • Wei Su & Xiao Li & Linhai Li & Dehua Yang & Futian Wang & Xiaojun Wei & Weiya Zhou & Hiromichi Kataura & Sishen Xie & Huaping Liu, 2023. "Chirality-dependent electrical transport properties of carbon nanotubes obtained by experimental measurement," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37443-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37443-7
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