Patent ID: 6835613
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B82Y,C01B,C23C,C30B,G01N,G11C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of producing an integrated circuit with a carbon nanotube, wherein the integrated circuit includes a source, a drain, and a gate, the source and drain being positioned on the gate, said method comprising the steps of:depositing a catalytic material onto at least one of the source and the drain; subjecting the catalytic material to chemical vapor deposition to initiate growth of the carbon nanotube such that the carbon nanotube extends from at least one of the source and the drain; depositing platinum onto at least one of the source and the drain prior to deposition of the catalytic material to increase the rigidity of the carbon nanotube that extends from at least one of the source and the drain; and bending the carbon nanotube toward the integrated circuit such that the carbon nanotube extends between the source and the drain to render the circuit operable.