Bottom-Up Nanointegration Technique for Novel Functionalized Carbon Nanotube and Multi-layer Graphene Device Fabrication

This study is devoted to the creation and characterization of nano-electronic devices fabricated from bundles of functionalized carbon nanotubes as well as multilayer graphene. The fabrication technique focuses on nanointegration utilizing a nano-tweezer created from memory metal. The devices envisioned include crossed junction as well as fine network structures that can be manipulated using nano-probes. As the carbon nanotubes have been functionalized with nanoscale magnetic molecules, such devices are interesting for novel spintronic applications. In addition, the fabrication of multi-layered graphene structures is demonstrated, these devices are particularly interesting for investigating the effect of local deformations which can be induced through the manipulation process.