Hybrid Structures Combine Strengths of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanowires

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Junction between a gold nanowire (top) and a carbon nanotube. Credit: RensselaerFung Suong Ou
Junction between a gold nanowire (top) and a carbon nanotube. Credit: Rensselaer/Fung Suong Ou

A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created hybrid structures that combine the best properties of carbon nanotubes and metal nanowires. The new structures, which are described in a recent issue of Applied Physics Letters, could help overcome some of the key hurdles to using carbon nanotubes in computer chips, displays, sensors, and many other electronic devices.


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