Carbon nanotube sensor and method of producing the same
First Claim
1. A method of producing a carbon nanotube sensor for detection of a small particle or molecule, wherein the sensor includes a gate, a source and a drain positioned on the gate, and a carbon nanotube grown from a catalytic material and extending from one of the source and the drain, said method comprising the steps of:
- functionalizing an end of the carbon nanotube such that the functionalized carbon nanotube is receptive to at least one of the small particle and the molecule;
driving the functionalized carbon nanotube in a resonance;
measuring the resonance of the functionalized carbon nanotube when the end of the functionalized carbon nanotube is free of the small particle and the molecule; and
monitoring for a change in the resonance to detect the association of at least one of the small particle and the molecule with the end of the functionalized carbon nanotube.
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Abstract
A carbon nanotube sensor and a method of producing the carbon nanotube sensor are disclosed. The sensor detects small particles and molecules. The sensor includes a gate, a source and a drain positioned on the gate, and a carbon nanotube grown from a catalytic material and extending from one of the source and the drain. The method includes the step of functionalizing an end of the carbon nanotube with a receptor. As such, the carbon nanotube is receptive to the small particles and molecules. The carbon nanotube is driven at a resonance, and the resonance of the carbon nanotube is measured when the end of the carbon nanotube is free of the small particles and the molecules. The method includes monitoring for a change in the resonance to detect the association of the small particles and molecules with the end of the carbon nanotube.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of producing a carbon nanotube sensor for detection of a small particle or molecule, wherein the sensor includes a gate, a source and a drain positioned on the gate, and a carbon nanotube grown from a catalytic material and extending from one of the source and the drain, said method comprising the steps of:
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functionalizing an end of the carbon nanotube such that the functionalized carbon nanotube is receptive to at least one of the small particle and the molecule;
driving the functionalized carbon nanotube in a resonance;
measuring the resonance of the functionalized carbon nanotube when the end of the functionalized carbon nanotube is free of the small particle and the molecule; and
monitoring for a change in the resonance to detect the association of at least one of the small particle and the molecule with the end of the functionalized carbon nanotube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A carbon nanotube sensor for detection of a small particle or molecule, said sensor comprising:
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a gate;
a source and a drain positioned on said gate;
a carbon nanotube extending from one of said source and said drain and being grown from a catalytic material deposited on one of said source and said drain;
a functional receptor disposed at an end of said carbon nanotube such that said carbon nanotube is receptive to at least one of the small particle and the molecule;
wherein said carbon nanotube resonates at a first resonance frequency when said functional receptor at said end of said carbon nanotube is free of the small particle and the molecule, and said carbon nanotube resonates at a second resonance frequency that is different from said first resonance frequency when at least one of the small particle and the molecule is associated with said functional receptor at said end of said carbon nanotube. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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