Thin membrane self-alignment using nanomagnets for three-dimensional nanomanufacturing

Nichol, Anthony J.; Arora, William J.; Barbastathis, George

doi:10.1116/1.2375084

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“…In recent work, Nichol et al demonstrated that arrays of nanomagnets can be used to align folding membranes to each other to the order of 200 nm [2]. Using a similar technique, we propose to align and attach the free ends of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) grown multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) onto corresponding magnetic receptor sites as well as to each other.…”

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confidence: 94%

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Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nanotube Interconnects

Nichol

Barbastathis

2007

2007 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics

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In recent years, much research effort has focused on advancing the fundamental understanding, growth, and utilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In particular, the precise handling, placement and anchoring of individual nanotubes remain a challenge to realizing practical systems that exploit CNTs' superior electrical and mechanical properties. In this paper, we investigate the use of a novel magnetic alignment technique for establishing CNT interconnections in a 3-D device. Our proposed configuration is compatible with a number of nanoelectronic, subwavelength photonic, and electrochemical energy storage devices and systems.

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Section: Magnetic Alignmentmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…The magnetic attraction force between a CNT tip and a magnetic attachment site located approximately 100 nm from the tip can be estimated in a similar fashion as for nanomagnet arrays [2] …”

Section: 1alignment Theorymentioning

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Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nanotube Interconnects

Nichol

Barbastathis

2007

2007 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics

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“…The finite length of the creases imparts additional separation between adjacent facets that are neglected in the present formulation. An experimental solution to this problem is to further thin the creases and employ a fine alignment technique using nanomagnets [18].…”

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Dynamics of Nanostructured Origami

Stellman

Buchner

Arora

et al. 2007

J. Microelectromech. Syst.

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The Nanostructured Origami approach to 3-D nanomanufacturing is a novel way to gain functionality from the third dimension in nanotechnology applications. After first patterning devices onto a structural membrane using traditional 2-D tools, the segments can be folded along predefined creases in order to realize a final shape in 3-D. In order to manufacture increasingly complex devices, knowledge of the origami's dynamics is imperative. This paper describes a method to model the dynamics of two types of origamis using methods that were originally developed for use in robotic manipulation tasks. The stability of the devices in the folded state is also discussed.[2006-0025]

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“…According to the reported results, there are some successful examples of magnetic polymers. Barbastathis et al [22,23] obtained membranes patterned with arrays of nanomagnets by e-beam evaporation and optical lithography. The as-prepared membranes can be folded and coarsely aligned in magnetic field.…”

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confidence: 99%