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Patent US20030124717 - Method of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures and biopolymer ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures, as represented by carbon nanotubes, by growing them on a substrate using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, comprising the steps of implanting metal ions to the substrate surface and then growing the carbon cylindrical structures using the...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030124717?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030124717 - Method of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures and biopolymer detection deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20030124717 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/303,083Publication dateJul 3, 2003Filing dateNov 25, 2002Priority dateNov 26, 2001Also published asUS8535635, US20100124529Publication number10303083, 303083, US 2003/0124717 A1, US 2003/124717 A1, US 20030124717 A1, US 20030124717A1, US 2003124717 A1, US 2003124717A1, US-A1-20030124717, US-A1-2003124717, US2003/0124717A1, US2003/124717A1, US20030124717 A1, US20030124717A1, US2003124717 A1, US2003124717A1InventorsYuji Awano, Akio Kawabata, Shozo FujitaOriginal AssigneeYuji Awano, Akio Kawabata, Shozo FujitaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (28), Classifications (28), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures and biopolymer detection deviceUS 20030124717 A1Abstract A method of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures, as represented by carbon nanotubes, by growing them on a substrate using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, comprising the steps of implanting metal ions to the substrate surface and then growing the carbon cylindrical structures using the metal ions as a catalyst. A method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes comprising a step of using nano-carbon material as seed material for growing carbon nanotubes is also disclosed. A biopolymer detection device comprising vibration inducing means for inducing vibration, binding means capable of resonating with the vibration induced by the vibration inducing means and capable of binding or interacting with a target biopolymer, and detection means for detecting whether or not the binding means have bound or interacted with the target biopolymer, is also disclosed. Images(16) Claims(66)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0067] In accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing carbon cylindrical structures by using a CVD method to grow carbon cylindrical structures on a substrate. A carbon cylindrical structure, as used herein, refers to a structure as represented by a structure called carbon nanotube in which a graphite sheet composed of six-membered units of carbon atoms bound with each other via sp2 bond, is rolled-up in the form of a tube. Hereinafter, these structures are referred to as carbon nanotubes. [0068] In the manufacture of carbon nanotubes by a CVD method, a catalyst, usually a transition metal catalyst such as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., is required. In the present invention, such a catalyst metal is introduced to the growth substrate by ion implantation method. Ion implantation method is used in the manufacture of semiconductor electronic devices as a method for doping impurities into a semiconductor, and as such, is a clean dust-free technology. In ion implantation method, a catalyst metal atom reaches the substrate in the form of an ionized atom, and penetrates into the substrate to be scattered by substrate atoms and thereby loses its energy to settle into the final position. Therefore, the implanted metal ions do not form a secondary particle, and can be each fixed and held in the substrate as an independent atom at the smallest form. Further, the density can be controlled by the dose of the ion implantation. In addition, if necessary, heating may be performed after implantation of ions to promote diffusion of ions and to form clusters as secondary particles. When clusters are formed, the diameter of the cluster has to be controlled in accordance with the diameter of the nanotubes to be grown, and is, in general, preferably not greater than 20 nm. [0069] The first and the basic aspect of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1D. [0070] First, as shown in FIG. 1A, a film 12 called a mask is formed on the substrate 11. [0071] A semiconductor such as silicon, or a metal, may be used as the substrate 11. In either case, the substrate 11 may be formed on different material, for example, a metal film formed on silicon or a silicon film formed on a metal may be used as the substrate. When a metal is used as the substrate 11, it is advantageous in that the contact resistance between the substrate 11 and the nanotube grown on the substrate is reduced. [0072] The mask film 12 serves to bring the peak of the distribution of implanted ions in the depth direction to the interface between the substrate 11 and the mask film 12. The mask film 12 may be formed from arbitrary material that can effectively decelerate the implanted ions. Useful material for the film 12 includes not only those materials typically used in the manufacturing process of semiconductor devices such as a resist, silicon oxide film, silicon nitride film, silicon oxide nitride film, etc., but also ceramic materials such as alumina, and metallic materials provided that they do not serve as catalyst during the subsequent process of the carbon nanotube growth. [0073] The peak of the distribution of implanted ions in the depth direction can be calculated using LSS theory from the material and thickness of the mask film 12 and the implanted ion species and the energy of implantation, etc. Therefore, the peak can be easily brought to the interface between the substrate 11 and the mask film 12. Thus, the position of the peak can be easily controlled by controlling, for example, the accelerating energy of implantation and the thickness of the mask film. [0074] Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, the catalyst metal ions 13 are implanted at a predetermined energy. The implanted ions 13 are thereby finally arranged and predominantly concentrated at the interface between the substrate 11 and the film 12. The density of implanted ions can be controlled by the dose (duration of implantation) of the ion implantation. If necessary, heating may be performed after implantation to promote the diffusion of ions so that clusters can be formed and secondary particles of a predetermined diameter can be obtained. [0075] Then, as shown in FIG. 1C, a resist film 14 formed with a predetermined opening pattern is patterned onto the mask film 12, and an opening 15 is formed in the film 12 and the substrate 11 is exposed at the bottom thereof. The portion of implanted ions contained in the film 12 is removed together with the portion of the film 12 removed by the patterning, leaving implanted ions 13 at the surface (and the underlying portion) of the exposed portion of the substrate 11. [0076] After removing the resist film 14, carbon nanotubes 16 are grown by a CVD method using the implanted ions 13 as a catalyst. [0077] Carbon nanotubes can be grown either by a plasma enhanced CVD method or by a thermal CVD method. In the present invention, either method may be used. These CVD methods are well known, and need not be explained specifically. Only as an example, a plasma enhanced CVD method may be carried out by causing methane (CH4) gas and hydrogen (H2) gas to flow at about 650� C. under reduced pressure. A thermal CVD method may be also carried out by causing acetylene (C2H2) gas and hydrogen gas to flow at about 650� C. under reduced pressure. It is known that, in the growth of carbon nanotubes by a CVD method, presence of an electric field in the same direction as the growing direction is effective for the control of the growth direction of the carbon nanotubes. Therefore, irrespective of whether a plasma enhanced CVD or a thermal CVD method is adopted, an electric field is preferably applied in the direction of the growing direction of the tube, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. In either case, a transition metal such as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., may be used as a catalyst metal for the growth. Here, the catalyst can be formed in the size ranging from the size of a single atom to about 20 nm, so that carbon nanotubes which grow with desired diameter can be obtained accordingly. [0078] Thus, in the method of the present invention, before growing carbon nanotubes, a portion of mask film is removed to expose surface of the substrate that contains the implanted catalyst metal ions, and carbon nanotubes are grown using the catalyst metal as nuclei. Removal of the mask film is selectively accomplished as necessary by forming a patterned resist film and by etching using same so that the growth position of the nanotubes can be controlled. When, for example, a silicon oxide film is used as a mask film, etching technique using a fluorine etchant can be applied. [0079] Simulation of the density distribution of the implanted ions in the depth direction was performed for the case of silicon oxide used as a mask film, and Ni, Fe, or Co used as a catalyst metal with accelerating energy of 65 to 85 keV. As a result of the simulation, it was found that, when a silicon oxide film of 50 nm in thickness was used as a mask film, the peak of the density distribution was brought approximately into the vicinity of the interface between the substrate and the mask. Here, the substrate was assumed to be silicon. When the dose of the implanted ions was 1�1016/cm2, the ion density at the peak depth amounted to about 1021/cm3. This density can be controlled by varying the dose, and amounts to about 1020/cm3 when the dose is 1�1015/cm2. Thus, the density of nanotubes can be increased by increasing the dose further. [0080] Next, the second aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D. In the first aspect of the present invention as described above with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1D, the implanted metal ions are left in the region where carbon nanotubes need not be grown. In contrast, in the second aspect of the invention to be described below, the carbon nanotubes can be grown only in the desired region without leaving the implanted ions in an unnecessary region. [0081] First, as shown in FIG. 2A, a film 22 is formed on the substrate 21 as a mask for ion implantation, and, using a resist pattern 23 provided thereon as a mask, the film 22 exposed in the resist pattern opening is etched to the midway in the thickness direction so that the thickness of the film 22 in the region where carbon nanotubes are to be grown later is adapted to concentrate the implanted metal ions to the interface between the film 22 and the substrate 21. Thus, after etching, the film 22 has recess 24 corresponding to the carbon nanotube growth region. [0082] Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, a catalyst metal ions 25 are implanted at a predetermined energy through the film 22. As the thickness of the film 22 is different depending upon the location, ions implanted in the recess 24 of the film 22 are concentrated at the vicinity of the interface between the substrate 21 and the film 22 while ions implanted in other region are stopped in the midway in the film 22 and do not reach the interface. The resist pattern 23 (FIG. 2A) may be removed before or after the ion implantation. [0083] Then, etching of the film 22 is performed, as shown in FIG. 2C, until the surface of the substrate 21 containing the implanted ions 25 is exposed in the recess 24 (FIG. 2B) corresponding to the carbon nanotube growth region. As the depth of the recess 24 has been controlled when forming the recess 24 in the film 22 as explained in FIG. 2A, the ions implanted in region other than the recess 24 and stopped in the midway in the film 22 can be removed advantageously in this etching of the film 22 together with the film material. [0084] Then, a CVD method can be used to grow carbon nanotubes 26 on the substrate 21 using the metal ions on the exposed surface of the substrate 21 as a catalyst. This growth process may be performed as has been described with reference to FIG. 1D. [0085] Implantation of metal ions may be performed by any ion implantation method. In the method as described above, ions are implanted to the entire surface of the mask film on the substrate. But, by using an implantation method such as, for example, focused ion beam method, ions can be implanted only to a specific area, and the process of removing metal ions remaining in the mask film other than the carbon nanotube growth region. [0086] Thus, in accordance with the method of the present invention, by combining a dust-free and clean technology which has been widely utilized in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, etc., that is, lithography and ion implantation, with a CVD technology which has also been used conventionally, carbon nanotubes can be manufactured on a substrate, and therefore, the process modification can be easily made using existing equipments. [0087] The surface of the substrate immediately after the ion implantation is in amorphous state due to damage caused by the ion accelerating energy. However, the implanted metal ions which are to serve as catalyst for carbon nanotube growth by CVD method, are partially embedded in the substrate, and are not so unstable as the conventional metal particles that have been simply deposited and rest on the substrate surface, but are fixed in position and remain stable during the growth of carbon nanotubes at high temperature. This is considered to be effective in suppressing the possible change of chirality or twisting of nanotubes caused by the positional instability of the catalyst metal during the growth of the nanotubes. [0088] In the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes in accordance with the second aspect of the present invention, nano-carbon material is used as the seed material for growing carbon nanotubes. Thus, in the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention, nano-carbon material is disposed on a substrate, and using the nano-carbon material as seed material, carbon nanotubes are selectively grown in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. [0089] The nano-carbon material is not particularly restricted as long as it can be used as seed material for growing carbon nanotubes, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application from any of the known carbon material, for example, fullerene, carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, natural graphite (flake graphite, earthy graphite), synthetic graphite. Among these, fullerene and carbon black may be preferably used. Average particle diameter of the nano-carbon material is not particularly restricted, and is preferably in the range of 0.4 to 100 nm. [0090] The fullerene may be, for example, C36, C60, C70, C76, C79, C80, C82, C84, and is preferably C60 in view of high purity, uniform diameter, ease of handling, and the like. The fullerene can be mass-synthesized by known arc discharge method using carbon electrodes. [0091] The nano-carbon material is preferably used after chemical modification with a compound containing a catalyst metal, or after coating from outside with a catalyst metal in order to exhibit the catalytic activity of the catalyst metal in the growth of carbon nanotubes. [0092] The method of chemical modification with a catalyst metal is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application from any methods. For example, the nano-carbon material can be contacted with a solution containing metal ions, surface active agents, etc., so that the metal ions may be adsorbed and supported on the surface of the nano-carbon material. The solvent is not particularly restricted, and toluene, benzene, carbon disulfide, or water, for example, can be advantageously used. [0093] The surface active agent may be, for example, cyclodextrin, lecithin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, etc. [0094] Method for coating the nano-carbon material from outside with a catalyst metal is not particularly restricted as long as it can control the thickness of the coating, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application from any methods, such as vapor deposition method, sputtering method, etc. [0095] In this case, by controlling the thickness of the catalyst metal layer coated on the nano-carbon material, that is, by controlling the diameter of the nano-carbon material including the catalyst metal layer, the diameter and/or number of walls of the carbon nanotubes can be controlled. [0096] The thickness of the catalyst metal (amount of the catalyst metal) is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and is preferably, for example, in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm. [0097] The number of walls of the carbon nanotubes can also be controlled by controlling the thickness of the catalyst metal layer coated on the nano-carbon material (that is, the overall diameter of the nano-carbon material including the thickness of the catalyst metal layer). [0098] For example, if the thickness of the catalyst metal layer is 3 nm or less, single wall carbon nanotubes can be manufactured. If the thickness of the catalyst metal layer is greater than 10 nm, multi-wall carbon nanotubes with two or more walls can be manufactured. [0099] The catalyst metal is not particularly restricted as long as the metal has catalytic activity, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. A transition metal or transition metal compound is preferably used. [0100] The transition metal may be, for example, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, or alloys containing these metal elements, and among them, Fe, Co, Ni are preferable in view of high catalytic activity. [0101] The transition metal compound may be oxides, halides, hydroxides, sulfates, nitrates of the transition metal. [0102] Average diameter of the catalyst metal is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and is typically in the range of about 1 to 100 nm. [0103] The substrate is not particularly restricted, and any commonly used substrate, for example, a Si substrate, a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, an alumina substrate, a porous silica substrate, an alumina plate processed in anodic oxidation, can be used. [0104] In the manufacture of carbon nanotubes, the surface of the substrate is preferably cleaned thoroughly. As the cleaning method, in addition to washing by solvent, a discharge processing such as corona processing, plasma processing and plasma ashing etc., is advantageously used. A combination of several cleaning methods can be used to achieve an improved cleaning effect. [0105] Method of disposing the nano-carbon material as seed material on the substrate is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. For example, a coating solution containing the seed material may be coated on the substrate, and patterned by means of a lithography method to dispose the seed material at an optional position on the substrate. The seed material may be arranged periodically on a substrate to obtain carbon nanotubes arranged at high density and with high precision. [0106] In the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention, the method of selectively growing carbon nanotubes from the seed material disposed on the substrate is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. In particular, a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method is preferable in that the carbon nanotubes can be grown selectively in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. [0107] The CVD method (chemical vapor deposition method) includes, for example, a thermal CVD (also called simply as CVD), a hot filament CVD, plasma enhanced CVD (also called as plasma assisted CVD, or plasma CVD), a plasma enhanced hot filament CVD, a laser enhanced CVD (also called as laser CVD). Among them, a thermal CVD and a plasma enhanced CVD are preferable. [0108] In the thermal CVD, the temperature of the filament is about 500 to 2000� C., and decomposition of the raw material gas is promoted by the heat from the filament. [0109] In the plasma enhanced CVD, in general, a high frequency field (RF) is advantageously used to excite plasma, but a low frequency field, a microwave field (MW) or a direct current field (DC) may also be used. [0110] In this method, decomposition of the raw material gas is enhanced by the plasma. Output power of the high frequency plasma is in the range of about 0.1 to 1000 W/cm3. [0111] The condition for the selective growth of carbon nanotubes in the CVD method is not particularly restricted, and similar condition used in the manufacture of carbon nanotubes in an ordinary CVD method may be suitably adopted. [0112] In this case, the process is preferably controlled by mass flow rate of the raw material gas. As the raw material gas, a gas mixture of a carbon supply gas and an introducing gas is advantageously used. [0113] The carbon supply gas may be, for example, methane, ethylene, acetylene, benzene, butane, isopropanol, C10H16, CS2, C60, etc. [0114] The introducing gas may be hydrogen, NH3, etc. [0115] Here, blending ratio of the gas mixture is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. For example, when methane gas is used as carbon supply gas and hydrogen gas is used as introducing gas, the mass flow ratio is preferably in the range of methane gas hydrogen gas=1 to 5:9 to 5. [0116] Pressure in the vacuum chamber is preferably in the range of 1 to 10 Torr. [0117] In a specific example of the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 3, fullerene is dispersed in a solvent such as methanol, IPA, toluene, etc., and a compound containing a catalyst metal is mixed into the solution to chemically modify the fullerene with a catalyst metal such as Fe, Co, Ni to obtain the seed material. This seed material is disposed on a substrate such as silicon, and carbon nanotubes are selectively grown by a plasma enhanced CVD method. [0118] As a consequence, in the plasma CVD method, the catalyst metal is left at the tip portion. By using fullerene chemically modified with the catalyst metal, carbon nanotubes having uniformly controlled diameter can be selectively grown. [0119] By using a substrate having the nano-carbon material as seed material arranged periodically, carbon nanotubes which are arranged periodically in high precision and in high density on the substrate can be obtained (see FIG. 7). [0120] In the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention, by controlling the thickness of the catalyst metal layer coated on fullerene, the diameter of carbon nanotubes and the number of walls of multi-wall carbon nanotubes can be controlled. [0121] For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a catalyst metal is coated to fullerene by vapor deposition or sputtering. If fullerene A having the thickness of coated catalyst metal layer controlled to 3 nm or less (seed material) is disposed on a substrate and carbon nanotubes are grown by plasma enhanced CVD method, single wall carbon nanotubes are obtained. [0122] If, as shown in FIG. 6B, fullerene B having the thickness of coated catalyst metal layer controlled to 10 nm (seed material) is disposed on a substrate and carbon nanotubes are grown by plasma enhanced CVD method, multi-wall carbon nanotubes are obtained. [0123] The single wall carbon nanotubes obtained by the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention are uniform in diameter. The diameter is about 0.4 to 3 nm, and the length is about 10 nm to 10 μm. [0124] The multi-wall carbon nanotubes obtained by the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention are uniform in diameter and/or number of walls. The diameter is about 3 to 100 nm, the length is about 10 nm to 10 μm, and the number of walls is 2 to 100. [0125] The carbon nanotubes obtained by the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention are uniform in diameter and/or number of walls, and can be arranged periodically in high precision and in high density on the substrate. Therefore, they exhibit uniform electrical characteristics, and can be applied widely in various fields as electronic material for a field emission type display, a fluorescent indicator lamp, as energy material such as a fuel cell, lithium ion battery, as composite material such as reinforced plastic, anti-static agent, reinforced plastic, and as nano-technology material such as nano-device, a probe for a scanning type probe microscope, a DNA chip, etc. [0126] A biopolymer detection device according to the present invention comprises vibration inducing means, binding means, and detection means, and further comprises suitably selected other means as required. [0127] The vibration inducing means are not particularly restricted as long as they have the function of inducing vibration, and may be suitably selected from any known means depending upon the intended application. The vibration inducing means are preferably capable of inducing vibration by at least one of the means having frequencies selected from the group consisting of electric field, electric current, acoustic, magnetic, optical and mechanical stimulations. [0128] The vibration inducing means capable of inducing vibration by electric current may be preferably an electric circuit, or a piezoelectric element, comprising, for example, a base electrode provided at one end of the binding means, a vibration inducing electrode disposed near the binding means, and an alternating current (AC) power source conductively connected to the base electrode and to the vibration inducing electrode and capable of applying an AC voltage. In the electric circuit, preferably the base electrode is fixed, the binding means are disposed in a standing position, and the vibration inducing electrode is disposed near the circumferential side of the binding means. In this case, when an AC voltage is applied to the base electrode and the vibration inducing electrode by the AC power source, the binding means can be vibrated in horizontal direction in accordance with the frequency of the AC voltage. [0129] The vibration inducing means capable of inducing vibration by acoustic wave may be preferably, for example, an ultrasonic oscillator. In the case of an ultrasonic oscillator, the binding means can be vibrated in accordance with the frequency of the ultrasonic wave generated by the ultrasonic oscillator. [0130] The vibration inducing means capable of inducing vibration by magnetic means may be preferably, for example, a rotatable permanent magnet, or an electromagnet, having both poles and disposed near the binding means to which magnetic polarity was given. In the case of the rotatable permanent magnet, the binding means can be vibrated in accordance with the frequency of polarity variation applied to the binding means by the rotation of the permanent magnet. In the case of the electromagnet, by ON-OFF switching of the electromagnet at a constant frequency, the binding means can be vibrated in accordance with the frequency of ON-OFF switching. [0131] The vibration inducing means capable of inducing vibration by optical means may be preferably, for example, a material whose conformational structure can be varied in accordance with the presence/absence of exposure or the change of wavelength of the exposure light. If the binding means were bound to such a material, the binding means can be vibrated in accordance with the ON-OFF switching frequency of the exposure or the frequency of switching the type of exposure light. [0132] The vibration inducing means capable of inducing vibration by mechanical stimulation may be preferably, for example, a piezoelectric element, a stirring apparatus, or a shaker. In these cases, the binding means can be vibrated in accordance with their vibration frequency. [0133] The frequency of the vibration induced by the vibration inducing means is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and is preferably, for example, 1 to 10 MHz, and more preferably 1 to 10 kHz. [0134] The amplitude of the vibration induced by the vibration inducing means is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and is preferably, for example, 0.1 nm to 10 μm. and more preferably 1 nm to 100 nm. [0135] The binding means are not particularly restricted as long as they are capable of resonating with the vibration induced by the vibration inducing means and capable of binding or interacting with a target biopolymer, and may be suitably selected from known means depending upon the intended application, and include binding means that preferably comprise a responding part capable of resonating with the vibration applied by the vibration inducing means, and a binding part capable of binding or interacting with the target biopolymer. [0136] Shape, structure, size, or material of the binding means is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. [0137] The responding part preferably has flexibility. In this case, it is advantageous that the responding part can be vibrated efficiently. Also, the responding part preferably has electrical conductance. [0138] The responding part which has the flexibility and the electrical conductance may be, for example, a carbon nanotube, a silicon thin film or a quartz oscillator. Among them, a carbon nanotube is particularly preferable in view of durability, control of vibration, and ease of manufacturing, and the like. [0139] The above-mentioned carbon nanotube is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. For example, its shape may be linear (having a generally linear axis), or may be curvilinear (having a curvilinear axis). However, it is preferably linear in view of control of the vibration. The structure may be single wall structure or multi-wall structure, but is preferably single wall structure in view of good flexibility. The size is preferably about 0.4 to 10 nm in diameter. [0140] The method of manufacturing the above-mentioned carbon nanotube is not particularly restricted, and the carbon nanotube may be manufactured by any known method. A manufacturing method such as a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) under a DC electric field, or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using a structure having a generally linear cavity under a DC electric field is preferable in view of manufacturing the linear carbon nanotube. [0141] The above-mentioned structure which has a generally linear cavity is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. For example, alumina that has been subjected to anodic oxidation processing may be advantageously used. [0142] When the above-mentioned chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method is used to manufacture the carbon nanotube, a catalyst layer is used to grow the carbon nanotube on the catalyst layer. In this case, as the material for the catalyst layer, a transition metal, such iron, nickel, or cobalt, may be used advantageously. [0143] When the carbon nanotube is manufactured by the above-mentioned chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, gas raw material is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and methane gas may be used advantageously. The chemical deposition method is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application. For example, a thermal CVD, a plasma enhanced CVD, or the like, may be advantageously used. The apparatus for carrying out the chemical vapor deposition method is not particularly restricted, and any known apparatus may be used. Conditions for the chemical vapor deposition is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application, and for example, a condition such as a substrate temperature of 500� C. or higher may be used. [0144] The silicon thin film, etc., can be manufactured, for example, by the manufacturing process for micro-machines. [0145] The binding part is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. It is preferably at least one of the material, antibody, and fragment of antibody that is capable of binding or interacting with a target biopolymer under physiological conditions. [0146] The target biopolymer is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application, and may be, for example, a nucleic acid, a lipid, a sugar, a protein or the like. [0147] The above-mentioned material is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application, and may be, for example, a nucleic acid, a lipid, a sugar, a material as a substrate of an enzyme, an allosteric regulating agent, an agonist, an antagonist to a receptor protein, or their derivatives, a protein that interacts with the target biopolymer in the body, a protein that forms a composite material with the target biopolymer in the body, etc. The material may be obtained by suitable synthesis, or by isolation and refinement. [0148] The antibody is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. For example, it may be an anti-target biopolymer IgG antibody, an anti-target biopolymer IgA antibody, an anti-target biopolymer IgM antibody, an anti-target biopolymer IgD antibody, or an anti-target biopolymer IgE antibody. Among them, it is preferably an anti-target biopolymer IgG antibody. The antibody may be either a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody, but is preferably a monoclonal antibody. It can be obtained by suitable known method. [0149] The fragment of antibody is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. For example, it may be a Fab fragment of the above-mentioned antibody, a fragment including a part or all of the variable region of the antibody, or the like. The fragment of antibody can be obtained by suitable known method, such as by processing of the antibody with an enzyme, by using a gene recombination of the lymphocyte that produces the antibody, etc. [0150] The binding part may be used in only one type alone or in combination of two or more types. When plural target biopolymers are to be quantified at a time, a combination of two or more types is preferably used as the binding part, and more preferably, plural fractions of the binding part are present with each fraction of the binding part being capable of binding or interacting with a different target biopolymer. [0151] Bonding of the responding part and the binding part is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. For example, it may be a chemical bond or physical adsorption, and it is preferably a chemical bond in view of stability, etc., and more preferably a covalent bond or a coordinate bond. [0152] When the responding part is a carbon nanotube, for example, after the carbon nanotube is processed under oxygen plasma atmosphere, an aqueous solution of the material which is to form the binding part (for example, the antibody) may be sprayed to the carbon nanotube to freeze the aqueous solution by adiabatic expansion and to form the dried body of the material which is to form the binding part (for example, the antibody), supplying the dried body to the carbon nanotube and causing the dried body to be bound to the tip of the carbon nanotube. The aqueous solution is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. For example, a pH buffer solution of ammonium carbonate (pH 7) may be advantageously used. [0153] The carbon nanotube has a tube structure of continued aromatic rings of six carbon atoms and contains a five-membered ring at the tip. When the carbon nanotubes are processed under the oxygen plasma atmosphere, or when the carbon nanotubes are processed in a milling process using an argon plasma, or the like, the five-membered ring is opened and a dangling bond is produced. If the material which is to form the binding part is sprayed onto it and reacted, the material which is to form the binding part efficiently forms a chemical bond with the dangling bond. By this method, the desired material can be easily, quickly and efficiently bonded chemically to the tip of the carbon nanotubes. [0154] The detection means are not particularly restricted as long as they can detect whether or not the binding means have bound or interacted with the target biopolymer, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application from known means. For example, means for detecting presence/absence of electrical conduction, or means for detecting change of vibration as an image information, may be used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more of them. [0155] The detection means for detecting the presence/absence of electrical conduction may advantageously comprise, for example, a measuring part which detects the presence/absence of electrical conduction, the measuring part detecting the presence of electrical conduction, and thereby detecting that the binding part has bound or interacted with the target biopolymer. [0156] The detection means for detecting the change of vibration as an image information may advantageously comprise, for example, a measuring part which takes photographs of vibration state of the binding part to detect the amplitude change and thereby the change of vibration of the binding part, the measuring part detecting the change of amplitude, and thereby detecting that the binding part has bound or interacted with the target biopolymer. [0157] The detected change of vibration may be change of natural vibration, change of amplitude, or change of node position of a standing wave, and is preferably change of natural vibration in view of detecting change of resonance state of the binding part. [0158] The detection means preferably comprise, in addition to the measuring part, a data processing part which calculates the amount of the target biopolymer in the sample based on the detection result detected by the measuring part and the dissociation constant of the target biopolymer and the binding part, and a data displaying part capable of displaying the detected result. A known computer may be used as the data processing part and the data displaying part. [0159] The biopolymer detection device according to the present invention can be used, for example, with the binding part disposed in the sample fluid, and can be used for quantifying various proteins, diagnosis of diseases, etc. It can be particularly advantageously used in the biopolymer detection method of the present invention to be described later, and in the disease diagnosis apparatus of the present invention. [0160] The sample fluid is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application, and may be, for example, body fluid such as blood, lymphatic fluid, saliva, etc., digested matter, excreted fluid such as urine, reaction fluid, purified solution, waste liquid, or a dilution thereof. [0161] The disease is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. It is preferably a disease which is caused by decrease or increase of at least one protein from the required amount in a body reaction involving a plurality of proteins, for example, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancer, or another disease having multiple causes. [0162] The detection sensitivity of the biopolymer detection device according to the present invention may vary depending upon the molecular weight of the target biopolymer to which the binding means bind, and may also vary with the binding constant of the target biopolymer with the binding means. The detection sensitivity can be increased, for example, by arranging different binding means with different binding constants on plural arrays, and the area can be thereby broadened. [0163] The biopolymer detection method according to the present invention comprises a vibration inducing step of inducing vibration in the binding means capable of binding or interacting with the target biopolymer, and a detection step of detecting change in the vibration of the binding means when the binding means bind with the target biopolymer, and further comprises other steps suitably selected as required. [0164] The detection step may be advantageously carried out by above-mentioned detection means. The biopolymer detection method can be advantageously carried out using the biopolymer detection device of the present invention. [0165] The biopolymer detection method can be used, for example, with the binding means disposed in the sample fluid, and can be used advantageously for quantifying various proteins, diagnosis of diseases, etc. [0166] The carbon nanotube structure according to the present invention comprises a binding part capable of binding or interacting with the target biopolymer at the tip of the carbon nanotube, and further comprises other parts as required. Details of the carbon nanotube are as has been described before. [0167] The carbon nanotube structure is manufactured by reacting and bonding the material which is to form the binding part with the dangling bond at the tip of the carbon nanotube produced by processing the carbon nanotube. [0168] Bonding between the carbon nanotube and the binding part is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. It may be, for example, either chemical bond or physical adsorption, and is preferably chemical bond in view of stability etc., and more preferably covalent bond or coordinate bond. [0169] The method of the bonding is not particularly restricted, and may be suitably selected depending upon the intended application. For example, after the carbon nanotube is processed, an aqueous solution of the material which is to form the binding part (for example, the antibody) may be sprayed onto the carbon nanotube to freeze the aqueous solution by adiabatic expansion and to produce the dried body of the material which is to form the binding part (for example, the antibody), supplying the dried body to the carbon nanotube and causing the dried body to be bound to the tip of the carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotube has a tube structure of continued aromatic rings of six carbon atoms and contains a five-membered ring at the tip. When the carbon nanotube is processed under an oxygen plasma atmosphere, or when the carbon nanotubes are processed in a milling process using an argon plasma, or the like, the five-membered ring is opened and a dangling bond is produced. If the material which is to form the binding part is sprayed onto it and reacted, the material which is to form the binding part efficiently forms a chemical bond with the dangling bond. [0170] The carbon nanotube structure of the present invention can be used in various applications, and can be used advantageously used in the biopolymer detection apparatus of the present invention, or as the binding means in the biopolymer detection method, or in the disease diagnosis apparatus as described below. [0171] The disease diagnosis apparatus of the present invention comprises above-mentioned biopolymer detection device, and further comprises other devices suitably selected as required. [0172] The disease diagnosis apparatus of the present invention may be designed such that the target biopolymer as a cause of a disease or a marker may be detected alone or may be designed such that two or more biopolymers may be detected. [0173] In the former case, the binding part of the binding means in the biopolymer detection device needs to be capable of binding to only one specific type of the target biopolymer, and is preferably designed to be a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody for the one specific type of the target biopolymer. [0174] In the latter case, the binding part of the binding means in the biopolymer detection device needs to be capable of binding to two or more specific types of the target biopolymers. For example, the binding part may be designed such that it is divided into types (number) of target biopolymers to be quantified, each binding part being capable of binding or interacting with a different target biopolymer. Or, the biopolymer detection device may be used as a quantifying unit, and be designed such that the biopolymer detection devices is provided in types (number) of the two or more specific target biopolymer, each binding part being capable of binding or interacting with different target biopolymer. Each binding part is preferably designed to be a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody for the one specific type of the target biopolymer. [0175] The disease diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention can be particularly advantageously used to diagnose the presence/absence of a disease that is caused by decrease or increase from the required amount of at least one protein in a body reaction involving a plurality of proteins, for example, to diagnose diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancer, or another disease having multiple causes. [0176] The sample fluid to be measured by the disease diagnosis apparatus of the present invention is not particularly restricted, and may be selected suitably depending upon the intended application, and may be, for example, body fluid such as blood, lymphatic fluid, saliva, etc., digested matter, excreted fluid such as urine, reaction fluid, purified solution, waste liquid, or a dilution thereof. [0177] With the biopolymer detection device or the disease diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention as described above, the binding part, for example, an antibody or the like, which binds or interacts with the target biopolymer, may be disposed in an array, and the amount of the target biopolymer (a protein or the like) that is present alone in the sample, or the amount of a plurality of target biopolymers (proteins or the like) that exist in the sample, may be comprehensively detected and determined based on the correspondence between change in vibration which is produced when the binding part is bound with the target biopolymer and the position of the binding part (position in the array). Thus, the biopolymer detection device or the disease diagnosis apparatus of the present invention can be advantageously used to function as a protein chip. [0178] With the biopolymer detection device or the disease diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention, diagnosis of diabetes, for example, can be carried out more extensively than before. The diabetes is caused as a result of decrease or increase of a part or all of a series of proteins from an insulin receptor to a glycogenolysis enzyme which are involved in an interacting network when hepatic cells switch the glycogen metabolism in accordance with the insulin reception state. By using the biopolymer detection device or the disease diagnosis apparatus, population of the series of proteins as described above can be grasped, and the protein responsible for the diabetes can be clarified. Consequently, instead of diagnosing the diabetes broadly based solely on the manifested symptoms as before, the protein responsible to the malfunction or the anomaly can be reliably detected and more suitable therapy becomes possible based on detailed and extensive diagnosis. EXAMPLES [0179] Next, the present invention will be described further with respect to examples thereof. It is to be understood that the present invention is by no means limited by these examples Example 1 [0180] An example is described below in which carbon nanotubes were grown on a silicon substrate following the steps described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 1D. [0181] First, a 50 nm thick SiO2 film was formed by a plasma enhanced CVD on a silicon substrate. Then, Co ions were implanted through the SiO2 film with implantation energy of 65 keV in a dose not less than 1�1016 ions/cm2. Next, a resist pattern was formed on the SiO2 film, and SF4 dry etching was performed on the SiO2 film using the resist pattern as a mask to form an opening of 0.1 to 0.5 μm in diameter for growing carbon nanotubes. After the resist pattern was removed, plasma enhanced CVD was performed at 650� C. using methane gas (acetylene gas may be used instead) and hydrogen gas at reduced pressure of about 1.33 kPa (about 10 Torr) while a DC electric field was applied in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface to thereby grow carbon nanotubes of 50 nm in the opening. Example 2 [0182] Next, an example is described below in which carbon nanotubes were grown on a silicon substrate following the steps described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D. [0183] A 100 nm thick SiO2 film was formed by a plasma enhanced CVD on a silicon substrate, and a resist pattern was formed thereon. Using this resist pattern as a mask, the underlying SiO2 film was etched to midway, by controlling the duration of etching, to form a hole (recess) of 0.1 to 0.5 μm in diameter and 50 nm in depth for growing carbon nanotubes. After the resist pattern was removed, Co ions were implanted with implantation energy of 65 keV in a dose not less than 1�1016 ions/cm2. Then, anisotropic etching was performed on the SiO2 film using SF4 dry etching to dig into the SiO2 film in the hole for about 50 nm in vertical direction and to thereby expose the silicon substrate surface, while Co ions remaining in the SiO2 film in other region were removed. Then, carbon nanotubes were grown on the exposed silicon substrate surface in the same conditions as in Example 1. Example 3 [0184] In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, fullerene chemically modified with a catalyst metal was used as seed material for growing carbon nanotubes by a plasma enhanced CVD method. [0185] First, fullerene was dispersed in water, and Ni ions and surface active agent (cyclodextrin) were added to the solution to chemically modify the fullerene with Ni. [0186] Next, a solution of fullerene chemically modified with Ni was coated to a Si substrate (length 10 mm�width 10 mm�thickness 0.5 mm), and by patterning in a lithography method, fullerene chemically modified with Ni was disposed at optional position on the substrate to grow carbon nanotubes by a plasma enhanced CVD method. [0187] The plasma enhanced CVD method was performed using a plasma enhanced CVD apparatus 9 as shown in FIG. 4, and a microwave power source 7 of 2.45 GHz as the excitation source. The substrate 8 was disposed in the vacuum chamber 3, and growth of carbon nanotubes was performed under pressure of 2 Torr, H2 mass flow/CH4 mass flow=80 sccm/20 sccm, and with DC bias of 160 V applied to the substrate 8, for 5 to 30 minutes. [0188] Observation of the growth state of the obtained carbon nanotubes with a scanning type electron microscope (SEM) revealed that, as shown in FIG. 3, single wall carbon nanotubes were grown in uniform diameter (3 nm) in a direction perpendicular to the substrate corresponding to the positions of fullerene chemically modified with Ni disposed on the substrate. The fullerene chemically modified with Ni remained at the tip of the carbon nanotubes (growth at the tip). Comparative Example 1 [0189] Here, carbon nanotubes were grown by conventional manufacturing method as shown in FIG. 5. In this manufacturing method, carbon nanotubes were grown by a plasma enhanced CVD method in the same manner as in Example 3 except that Ni polycrystal substrate was used as the substrate. Conditions for the plasma enhanced CVD method were same as in Example 3. [0190] The growth state of the obtained carbon nanotubes was observed with an SEM and it was found that, as shown in FIG. 5, non-uniform single wall carbon nanotubes with different diameter and height corresponding to the size of crystal grain boundaries of the Ni polycrystal substrate were grown in a (direction perpendicular to the substrate. Example 4 [0191] In this example, as shown in FIG. 6, the diameter and number of walls of the grown carbon nanotubes were controlled by controlling the film thickness of the catalyst metal coated on the fullerene. [0192] As shown in FIG. 6A, Ni was coated to the fullerene by sputtering to film thickness of 3 nm and was designated as fullerene A. [0193] With this fullerene A, a solution of fullerene having Ni coated thereon was coated to a Si substrate (length 10 mm�width 10 mm�thickness 0.5 mm), and by patterning in a lithography method, fullerene A was disposed at optional positions on the substrate. The substrate having fullerene A disposed thereon was used to grow carbon nanotubes by a plasma enhanced CVD method. Conditions for the plasma enhanced CVD method were same as in Example 3. [0194] The growth state of the obtained carbon nanotubes was observed with SEM, and it was found that, as shown in FIG. 6A, single wall carbon nanotubes were selectively grown in uniform diameter (3 nm) in a direction perpendicular to the substrate corresponding to the position of fullerene having Ni coated thereon disposed on the substrate. The fullerene A having Ni coated thereon remained at the tip of the carbon nanotubes (growth at the tip). [0195] As shown in FIG. 6B, Ni was coated to the fullerene by sputtering to film thickness of 20 nm and this was designated as fullerene B. [0196] With this fullerene B, a solution of fullerene having Ni coated thereon was coated to a Si substrate (length 10 mm�width 10 mm�thickness 0.5 mm), and by patterning using a lithography method, fullerene B was disposed at optional positions on the substrate. The substrate having fullerene B disposed thereon was used to grow carbon nanotubes by a plasma enhanced CVD method. Conditions for the plasma enhanced CVD method were same as in Example 3. [0197] The growth state of the obtained carbon nanotubes was observed with SEM, and it was found that, as shown in FIG. 6B, 10-wall carbon nanotubes were selectively grown in uniform diameter (20 nm) in a direction perpendicular to the substrate corresponding to the position of fullerene B having Ni coated thereon disposed on the substrate. The fullerene B having Ni coated thereon remained at the tip of the carbon nanotubes (growth at the tip). [0198] From the result described above, it was confirmed that the diameter of the carbon nanotubes grown with the fullerene having a catalyst metal coated thereon as seed material can be controlled by controlling the thickness of the catalyst metal layer coated on the fullerene (that is, diameter of fullerene). It was also confirmed that, by increasing the thickness of the catalyst metal layer, multi-wall carbon nanotubes ranging from single wall to two or more walls can be obtained, and that number of walls of the carbon nanotubes grown with the fullerene having the catalyst metal coated thereon as seed material can be controlled by controlling the thickness of the catalyst metal layer coated on the fullerene (that is, diameter of fullerene). Example 5 [0199] In this example, by the method as shown in FIG. 7, carbon nanotubes were selectively grown by a thermal CVD method using fullerene chemically modified with a catalyst metal as seed material. [0200] Fullerene was chemically modified with Ni in the same manner as in Example 3, and the fullerene chemically modified with Ni was periodically disposed by a lithography method on a Si substrate (not shown: length 10 mm�width 10 mm�thickness 0.5 mm) as shown in FIG. 7, and carbon nanotubes were selectively grown by a thermal CVD method. [0201] The thermal CVD method was performed using a commonly used thermal CVD apparatus at temperature of 800� C., pressure of 2 Torr, and H2 mass flow/CH4 mass flow=80 sccm/20 sccm, with DC bias of 160 V applied to the substrate, to grow carbon nanotubes for 5 to 30 minutes. [0202] The growth state of the obtained carbon nanotubes was observed with SEM, and it was found that, as shown in FIG. 7, single wall carbon nanotubes were grown in uniform diameter (3 nm) in a direction perpendicular to the substrate corresponding to the position of the fullerene chemically modified with Ni disposed periodically on the substrate. In the thermal CVD method, the fullerene chemically modified with Ni remained at the base of the carbon nanotubes (growth at the base). [0203] It was found from the result of this example, that, in accordance with the method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes of the present invention, carbon nanotubes having uniform diameter and/or number of walls and arranged at desired position on the substrate in high precision can be obtained. Example 6 [0204] Next, the biopolymer detection apparatus in this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. As shown in FIG. 8, this biopolymer detection apparatus 1 comprises a silicon substrate 10, anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20, a carbon nanotube 40, a base electrode 60 a, a vibration inducing electrode 80, an AC power source 82, a base electrode 60 b, a vibration detection electrode 90 and an ammeter 92. [0205] The silicon substrate 10 is a support for fixing various members of the biopolymer detection apparatus. Although a silicon substrate is used in this example, a substrate formed of another material may be used as a support. [0206] On the silicon substrate 10, a base electrode 60 b and a base electrode 60 a are laminated in this order. The base electrode 60 b and the base electrode 60 a were formed of titanium in this example. A catalyst layer 50 is provided on the base electrode 60 a. In this example, the catalyst layer 50 was formed of iron, but nickel, cobalt or the like may be used. Carbon nanotubes were formed on the catalyst layer 50 as follows. With a DC voltage applied in a direction perpendicular to the silicon substrate 10, temperature of the silicon substrate 10 was raised to 500� C. or higher, and methane gas was supplied as a raw material gas and generally linear carbon nanotube 40 was grown by a thermal CVD method on the catalyst layer 50 in a direction generally perpendicular to the silicon substrate 10. In this example, the carbon nanotube 40 functions as the responding part. [0207] Then, anti-CEA antibody fragment Fab was bound to the tip of the carbon nanotube 40 as follows. The carbon nanotube was ashing-processed with oxygen plasma to open the five-membered ring at the tip of the carbon nanotube 40 to produce dangling bond 30. The anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment was dissolved in 10 mM ammonium carbonate pH buffer solution (pH 7) and sprayed and introduced into the vacuum system in which the carbon nanotube 40 having the dangling bond 30 was disposed. As a result of adiabatic expansion, moisture froze and sublimated to produce freeze-dry powder of anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment, and the freeze-dry powder of anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment reacted with the dangling bond 30 of the carbon nanotube 40 so as to fix the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 at the tip of the carbon nanotube 40. In this example, the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 functions as the binding part, and the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 together with the carbon nanotube 40 functions as the binding means. [0208] On the silicon substrate 10, a protrusion 70 for placing the vibration inducing electrode is provided near the carbon nanotube 40 and the vibration inducing electrode 80 is disposed on the protrusion 70 for placing the vibration inducing electrode. The vibration inducing electrode 80 and the base electrode 60 a are conductively connected via the AC power source 82. The AC power source 82 and the vibration inducing electrode 80 and the base electrode 60 a conductively connected thereto function as the vibration inducing means. In this example, the vibration inducing electrode 80 is formed of aluminium. [0209] A vibration detection electrode 90 is disposed near the carbon nanotube 40, the vibration detection electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b being conductively connected via an ammeter 92. The ammeter 92 and the vibration detection electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b conductively connected thereto function as the detection means. In this example, the vibration detection electrode 90 is formed of aluminium. [0210] In the biopolymer detection device 1 in this example, when an AC voltage was applied from the AC power source 82, the AC voltage was applied between the vibration inducing electrode 80 and the base electrode 60, and the conductive carbon nanotube 40 resonated in accordance with the frequency of the AC electric field, as shown in FIG. 9, so as to move to and from the vibration inducing electrode 80. The anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 bound to the tip of the carbon nanotube 40 also resonated together with the carbon nanotube 40. [0211] In this example, the frequency of the vibration of the resonating carbon nanotube 40 was 1 to 10 MHz, and the amplitude was several nm to several tens of μm. [0212] The anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 fixed to the tip of the carbon nanotube 40 is capable of binding with a tumor marker CEA protein 100 as the target biopolymer via antigen-antibody reaction. Thus, when the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 was disposed in a sample solution containing the tumor marker CEA protein 100 as the target biopolymer, the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 bound with the CEA protein 100 via antigen antibody reaction. In this case, the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 did and the CEA protein 100 were not bound with each other continuously, but was bound and dissociated with each other in accordance with the dissociation constant of the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20. [0213] The resonating state of the carbon nanotube 40 to move to and from the vibration inducing electrode 80 was measured (monitored) with the ammeter 92 as the intermittent conduction pattern of current flowing between the vibration detection electrode 90 disposed near the carbon nanotube 40 and the base electrode 60 b provided at the end portion of the carbon nanotube 40. In this example, an on-off pattern of current passing between the vibration detection electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b was measured (monitored) by applying a 1 volt DC voltage to the electric circuit formed by the vibration detection electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b. [0214] When the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 was bound with the CEA protein 100, mass at the tip of the carbon nanotube 40 was increased so that the resonant frequency of the carbon nanotube 40 changed and, as shown in FIG. 10, the amplitude of the carbon nanotube was increased and consequently, the intermittent conduction pattern of current flowing between the vibration detection electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b changed. By detecting change in the intermittent conduction pattern of current, presence of CEA protein 100 in the sample could be detected, and further, the amount of CEA protein 100 in the sample could be quantified using the dissociation constant between the amount of the CEA protein 100 in the sample and the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20. Example 7 [0215] A biopolymer detection apparatus in this example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13. As shown in FIG. 11, the biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in this example differs from the biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in Example 1 in that the vibration detection electrode 90 is disposed close to the carbon nanotube 40. In the biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in this example, as shown in FIG. 12, before the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 is bound to the CEA protein 100, the carbon nanotube 40 vibrates in the same manner as in Example 1. When the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20 was bound to the CEA protein 100, as shown in FIG. 13, the carbon nanotube 40 vibrated in larger amplitude so that it came into contact with the vibration detection electrode 90 and current flowed directly between the vibration electrode 90 and the base electrode 60 b. The presence of the CEA protein 100 in the sample could be detected by detecting the change in the direct conduction pattern of current, and further, the amount of CEA protein 100 in the sample could be quantified using the dissociation constant between the amount of the CEA protein 100 in the sample and the anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20. [0216] The biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in Examples 6 and 7 is shown in the block construction view in FIG. 14. The vibration inducing part 202, detection part 203, responding part 204 and binding part 205 are disposed on the silicon substrate 210. These are disposed in a sample container 209 in which the sample fluid is contained. [0217] The vibration inducing part 202 is composed of a protrusion 70 for placing the vibration inducing electrode, a vibration inducing electrode 80, an AC power source 82 and a base electrode 60 a. The detection part 203 is composed of a base electrode 60 b, a vibration detection electrode 90 and an ammeter 92. The binding part 205 is composed of anti-CEA antibody Fab fragment 20. A measuring part 206 is connected to the vibration inducing part 202, the detection part 203 and the responding part 204, and it measures (monitors) the change in these currents. The measuring part 206 is connected to a data processing part 207 where the measurement data are checked and calculated against calibration data 7 a and array arrangement data 7 b, and the amount of the CEA protein 100 is quantified. [0218] A block construction view in FIG. 15 shows a biopolymer detection apparatus which differs from the biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in Examples 6 and 7 in that a piezoelectric element as a vibration inducing part 202 is disposed on the silicon substrate 210 on the side opposite to the detection part 203, responding part 204 and binding part 205. This biopolymer detection apparatus exhibits same operative effect as the biopolymer detection apparatus 1 in Examples 6 and 7. [0219] As has been described above, in accordance with the manufacturing method of the present invention, a catalyst metal which has been hitherto difficult to be formed in micro-particles can be fixed and stably provided in nanometer-size in individually independent location on the surface of a substrate. Controllability of the diameter of carbon cylindrical structures such as carbon nanotubes can be thereby remarkably improved, and in addition, a chirality change and the twisting of carbon nanotubes can be suppressed. [0220] In accordance with another manufacturing method of the present invention, carbon nanotubes having controlled diameters and/or number of walls can be manufactured efficiently, and single wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes having a uniform diameter and/or number of walls and having uniform electrical characteristics is provided by the manufacturing method. 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