Patent ID: 8207058

Claim:
A method comprising: aligning a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) between two desired nodes on a substrate, the MWCNT comprising a plurality of conduction shells; and fabricating an interface between an exposed end of the MWCNT and one of the two desired nodes on the substrate such that the interface forms a contact with at least a majority of the plurality of conduction shells of the MWCNT at the exposed end of the MWCNT; wherein fabricating the interface comprises performing a Focused Electron Beam Chemical Vapor Deposition (FEB-CVD) process wherein a primary electron beam used for the FEB-CVD process is focused near the exposed end of the MWCNT such that, during deposition of a desired interface material for the interface, surface diffusion of precursor molecules used for the FEB-CVD process induces spread of the desired interface material into the exposed end of the MWCNT thereby making connections with the at least a majority of the plurality of conduction shells of the MWCNT.