• DocumentCode
    2578115
  • Title

    A carbon nanotube capacitor

  • Author

    Budnik, Mark M. ; Johnson, Eric W.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-5 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    236
  • Abstract
    We introduce a vertical carbon nanotube capacitor with high capacitance per unit area. Using an electrical model of single-walled, metallic carbon nanotubes and the extracted capacitance values of a carbon nanotube bundle network, we develop an electrical model for the capacitor. The device can exhibit a capacitance greater than 175fF/mum2.
  • Keywords
    capacitance; capacitors; carbon nanotubes; nanotube devices; capacitance; carbon nanotube bundle network; electrical model; single-walled metallic carbon nanotubes; vertical carbon nanotube capacitor; Capacitors; Carbon nanotubes; Failure analysis; Frequency; Power supplies; Power system control; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Process control; Redundancy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, 2009. NMDC '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Traverse City, MI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4695-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4696-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NMDC.2009.5167520
  • Filename
    5167520