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 film coated on a polypropylene (PP) film with a laser, a conductive wiring made of a composite of MWNT and PP can be directly fabricated on the PP film. The resistance of MWNT wiring fabricated using this method were ranging from 0.789 to 114 kΩ/cm. By changing the scanning speed of laser, we could fabricate various regions with different resistances per unit length even within a single wiring. The formation mechanism of the MWNT wiring with tunable resistance was discussed from both experimental results, such as microscopic structural observation using cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy and microscopic Raman imaging, and simulation results, such as heat conduction in the film during local laser heating. The results suggest that the MWNT wiring was formed by PP diffusion in MWNT at high temperature. We also demonstrated that excess MWNTs that were not used for wiring could be recovered and used to fabricate new wirings. This method could be utilized to realize all-carbon devices such as light-weight flexible sensors, energy conversion devices, and energy storage devices.
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