In-situ Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube–Graphite Electronic Devices and Their Integrations onto Surfaces of Live Plants and Insects

Here we report an unconventional approach for the single-step synthesis of monolithically integrated electronic devices based on multidimensional carbon structures. Integrated arrays of field-effect transistors and sensors composed of carbon nanotube channels and graphitic electrodes and interconnec...

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Published in:Nano letters 2014-05, Vol.14 (5), p.2647-2654
Main Authors: Lee, Kyongsoo, Park, Jihun, Lee, Mi-Sun, Kim, Joohee, Hyun, Byung Gwan, Kang, Dong Jun, Na, Kyungmin, Lee, Chang Young, Bien, Franklin, Park, Jang-Ung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Applied sciences
Biosensing Techniques
Carbon
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Devices
Electronic devices
Electronics
Environmental Monitoring
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
diamonds, graphite
Gases - toxicity
General equipment and techniques
Graphite - chemistry
Insecta - physiology
Insects
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Materials science
Methods of nanofabrication
Nanostructure
Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry
Physics
Plants
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Sensors
Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.)
remote sensing
Specific materials
Synthesis
Transistors
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Summary:Here we report an unconventional approach for the single-step synthesis of monolithically integrated electronic devices based on multidimensional carbon structures. Integrated arrays of field-effect transistors and sensors composed of carbon nanotube channels and graphitic electrodes and interconnects were formed directly from the synthesis. These fully integrated, all-carbon devices are highly flexible and can be transferred onto both planar and nonplanar substrates, including papers, clothes, and fingernails. Furthermore, the sensor network can be interfaced with inherent life forms in nature for monitoring environmental conditions. Examples of significant applications are the integration of the devices to live plants or insects for real-time, wireless sensing of toxic gases.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/nl500513n