Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Keywords
CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; ELECTRONICS; Physics, Applied
Abstract
We demonstrate that in a densely packed aligned array of single walled carbon nanotubes, the electrical breakdown of one nanotube leads to a highly correlated electrical breakdown of neighboring nanotubes, thereby producing a nanofissure. We show that the origin of the correlation is the electrostatic field of the broken nanotubes that produces locally inhomogeneous current and Joule heating distributions in the neighboring intact nanotubes triggering their breakdowns in the vicinity of the broken nanotubes. Our results suggest that the densely aligned arrays behave like a correlated solid.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
98
Issue/Number
24
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
3
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0003-6951
Recommended Citation
Shekhar, Shashank; Erementchouck, Mikhail; Leuenberger, Michael N.; and Khondaker, Saiful I., "Correlated electrical breakdown in arrays of high density aligned carbon nanotubes" (2011). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 1897.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/1897
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