| AVS 54th International Symposium | |
| Nanometer-scale Science and Technology | Thursday Sessions |
| Session NS-ThM |
| Session: | Nanotube Devices and Processes |
| Presenter: | B.G. Goldsmith, University of California at Irvine |
| Authors: | B.G. Goldsmith, University of California at Irvine J.G. Coroneus, University of California at Irvine V.R. Khalap, University of California at Irvine A.A. Kane, University of California at Irvine G.A. Weiss, University of California at Irvine P.G. Collins, University of California at Irvine |
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Due to their extremely small size, single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) provide a promising framework for building single molecule electronic devices. We have developed a procedure to controllably form single carboxyl groups on a CNT's sidewall . By limiting the chemically sensitive region of a nanostructure to a single binding site, single molecule bonding dynamics become visible. Discrete changes in the circuit conductance reveal chemical processes happening in real-time and allow SWNT sidewalls to be deterministically broken, reformed, and conjugated to target species, creating new possibilities for chemical sensing and molecular electronics.