Patent ID: 8859048

Claim:
A method of selective placement of carbon nanotubes on a substrate surface, comprising: contacting a dispersion of carbon nanotubes with a solution including an organic compound that comprises at least first and second functional groups, wherein the first functional group is capable of forming covalent bonds with said carbon nanotubes, and wherein the second functional group is capable of selectively bonding to dielectric metal oxides, to form functionalized carbon nanotubes having said organic compound covalently bound thereto via the first functional group, said organic compound having the following formula: wherein n ranges from about 0 to about 20, and wherein X either is a single covalent bond or is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NH; and contacting the functionalized carbon nanotubes with a non-silanized substrate surface, said non-silanized substrate including at least one region coated with a dielectric metal oxide, wherein the second functional group of the organic compound selectively bonds to the dielectric metal oxide, thereby selectively placing the functionalized carbon nanotubes on the dielectric metal oxide, wherein said carbon nanotubes are oriented parallel to the non-silanized substrate.