On the Evaluation of the Number of Conducting Channels in Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

Author

Forestiere, Carlo ; Maffucci, Antonio ; Miano, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Volume

10

Issue

6

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1221

Lastpage

1223

Abstract

The correct evaluation of the number of conducting channels in multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is essential in view of the derivation of accurate equivalent circuit models for electrical nanointerconnects made by this innovative material. The authors have recently proposed an approach to evaluate this number for a single CNT shell that takes properly into account its chirality, diameter, and temperature. In this letter, we use this approach to evaluate the number of channels in an MWCNT and compare its results to the existing literature. It is found that so far, the number of conducting channels has been sensibly overestimated by 25%-40% at room temperature.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; equivalent circuits; interconnections; nanoelectronics; nanotube devices; C; chirality; conducting channels; electrical nanointerconnects; equivalent circuit models; innovative material; multiwall carbon nanotubes; single CNT shell; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodynamics; Electron devices; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit modeling; Quantum capacitance; Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); conducting channels; nanoelectronics; nanointerconnects;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-125X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNANO.2011.2164263

Filename

6070269