The demonstration of switches and logic devices made purely from carbon nanotubes, without the need for an external gate, puts nanotubes at the forefront of next-generation electronics.
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Xu, H. The logical choice for electronics?. Nature Mater 4, 649–650 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1471
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