Patent ID: 6749712
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B82Y,C01B,D01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for fabricating macroscopic two or three dimensionally ordered arrays of single wall nanotubes (SWNTs) comprising the following steps:(a) chemically treating purified SWNTs using known laboratory protocols, comprised of standard organic chemistry techniques, to add chemically reactive groups to either the tube ends or tube bodies in order to functionalize the SWNTs; (b) suspending the functionalized SWNTs in an appropriate liquid medium such that a colloid is produced; (c) treating the colloid with a chemical or heat to promote coupling of the individual functionalized SWNTs to each other; and (d) heating the coupled SWNTs to evaporate any excess liquid so as to provide a final product comprising an array of covalently bound functionalized SWNTs.