Carbon Nanotube Electronics: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Device Structures

这个研究项目旨在创造和理解新型的碳纳米管材料和器件。这些材料展示了许多有趣的机械，这些研究将集中在三个主要领域：(I)新型碳纳米管结构的材料合成；(Ii)纳米级物理性能的表征；(Iii)电子设备应用的开发。从这些研究中获得的知识将有助于现代电子系统的改进，并在纳米技术领域取得进展。这将有助于加拿大在全球经济中的竞争力，并有助于创造新的应用领域。

This research program seeks to create and understand new kinds of carbon nanotube materials and devices.  These materials display many interesting mechanical, electrical and thermal properties that are significant from both a scientific and technological point of view.  The research will focus on three main areas: (i) materials synthesis of novel carbon nanotube structures (ii) chracterization of their nanometre scale physical properties and (iii) development of their electronic device applications.  The knowledge gained from these studies will help enable improvements in modern electronic systems and make advances in the field of nanotechnology.  This will contribute to Canada's competitiveness in the global economy and help create new areas of application.