Department of Physics and Astronomy

Carbon Nanotube Films for Infrared Detectors


My current research involves improving carbon nanotube films for infrared detectors by manipulating the way that heat and charge carriers flow through the film. The film is made up of a lattice-like network of nanotubes and we are looking to improve the sensitivity of the detectors by improving the tube-to-tube contact and the film to substrate interface.


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