Electrical Switching in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

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dc.creatorSon, Young-Woo
dc.creatorIhm, Jisoon
dc.creatorCohen, Marvin L.
dc.creatorLouie, Steven G.
dc.creatorChoi, Hyoung Joon
dc.date2005-11-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:49:17Z
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dc.descriptionWe present first-principles calculations of quantum transport which show that the resistance of metallic carbon nanotubes can be changed dramatically with homogeneous transverse electric fields if the nanotubes have impurities or defects. The change of the resistance is predicted to range over more than two orders of magnitude with experimentally attainable electric fields. This novel property has its origin that backscattering of conduction electrons by impurities or defects in the nanotubes is strongly dependent on the strength and/or direction of the applied electric fields. We expect this property to open a path to new device applications of metallic carbon nanotubes.
dc.description4 pages and 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511447
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511447
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 95, 216602 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.216602
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/104280
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleElectrical Switching in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
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