AVS 50th International Symposium
    Nanotubes Wednesday Sessions
       Session NT-WeA

Invited Paper NT-WeA5
Defective Carbon Nanotube Channel Single Electron Transistor with Ultra-High Coulomb Energy of 5000K and its Applications

Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 3:20 pm, Room 317

Session: Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Presenter: K. Matsumoto, Osaka University, Japan
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Coulomb diamond characteristics with Signal/Noise ratio of 10000 and drain current level of ~10@mu@A was attained even at room temperature in the single electron transistor (SET) using the segmented carbon nanotube (CNT) of 1~2nm diameter as multi-isla nds for the SET. The position and direction of the carbon nanotube for the channel of the SET is controlled by the patterned chemical catalysts of 3nm thick iron (Fe) and applied field between them. Using methane gas in the CVD process, the single wall c a rbon nanotube was grown between two patterned catalysts on the Si0@sub2@/Si substrate. Most important technology is the introduction of defects into the carbon nanotube channel using the chemical process. The defects make the carbon nanotube to the segmen ted structure of 1~2nm diameter, which is used as multi-islands for the SET. The electrical property of the defective carbon nanotube channel single electron transistor was measured all at room temperature. The drain current shows the Coulomb gap of ~80 0mV, which corresponds to the Coulomb energy of 400meV and Coulomb temperature of 5000K. The drain current shows the Coulomb oscillation characteristics with the modulation ratio of as large as 96~99%. The effective island size is as small as ~1nm es tima ted from the electrical property. Coulomb diamond structures were observed even at room temperature. By improving the ohmic contact resistance, the drain current becomes of the order of ~10@mu@A and there is no noise observed in the Coulomb diamond characteristics. The signal/noise ratio becomes as high as 10000. This SET has a high sensitivity to the one electron because of the small gate capacitance of 1E-19~1E-20F, and is applicable to the single electron sensor at room temperature.