The sensitivity of the nanotubes transport properties even makes them potential candidates for chemical sensors.
W e investigate the interaction of a variety of gases and metals with single wall carbon nanotubes.
O ur setup for manipulation and cryogenic handling of nanotube samples made from bucky paper allows to study sticking and desorption of weakly bonded gases such as noble gases at low temperatures as well as the investigation of stronger bound dopants such as alkali metals, for example.