Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nanotube Interconnects

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.