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Nanotube inks make their mark

Semiconducting inks based on carbon nanotubes have mobilities that are comparable with those of polycrystalline silicon, and could one day match the performance of single-crystal silicon. A host of applications based on this inexpensive approach to electronics are expected.

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Figure 1: The conductivity of a metallic carbon nanotube is suppressed significantly by a cycloaddition reaction with a fluorinated olefin molecule.

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Someya, T. Nanotube inks make their mark. Nature Nanotech 4, 143–144 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.32

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