Key Challenges in Carbon Nanotube Research for Molecular Electronics
Chemistry
- Understand sensitive interactions with atmosphere, solvents
- Understand dependence on defects introduced during synthesis and processing
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Molecular Electronic Devices
- Understand how charge transport depends upon chemistry
- Methods to economically self-assemble complex device structures
- Realistic methods for input/output to the outside world
Synthesis
- Control of electronic properties during synthesis
- Economics - Large scale production
- Understand the Mechanisms and Theory/Simulation of Growth