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The Length Control of Carbon Nanotube using Electrochemical Etching

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  • 이준석 (한국과학기술원 기계공학과) ;
  • 권순근 (한국과학기술원 기계공학) ;
  • 곽윤근 (한국과학기술원 기계공학) ;
  • 김수현 (한국과학기술원 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2004.06.01
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Abstract

In this paper, we proposed a new method to control the length of carbon nanotube using electrochemical etching. We made a nano probe that was composed of the tungsten tip and multi-wall carbon nanotube. The nano probe was placed on the nano stage and the carbon nanotube on the nano probe was etched in the electrolyte solution with the applied voltage. The overall procedures were done under optical microscope and can be monitored. We can obtain a nano probe with proper length through this procedure.

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