Improvement of SWCNT transparent conductive films via transition metal doping.

To realize transparent conductive films based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), we applied a spray coating process with transition metal doping to SWCNT networks. Schottky contacts between metallic and semiconducting SWCNTs changed to Ohmic contacts due to the reduction of metals on the SWCNT surfaces via direct conversion from solution.

Microwave synthesis of Cr nanowires on polymeric substrate.

Without any catalysts or feeding source gases, highly crystalline Cr nanowires were directly synthesized on a flexible polymeric substrate using microwaves and the surface of the as-grown Cr nanowires showed superhydrophobicity.

Fabrication of flexible carbon nanotube field emitter arrays by direct microwave irradiation on organic polymer substrate.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were directly synthesized on flexible polymer substrates without damage of polymer by microwave irradiation. Cobalt was used as the catalysts, and the synthesis was done in the atmospheric pressure with an acetylene carbon source. Only 5 s was required for the synthesis of well-graphitized CNTs. Field emission measurements revealed that this flexible CNT field emitter array has a great potential for the flexible field emission displays (FEDs).