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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Jun-ichi Fujita, Tsukuba, JP;
Takeshi Hikata, Osaka, JP;
Soichiro Okubo, Osaka, JP;
Risa Utsunomiya, Kyoto, JP;
Teruaki Matsuba, Kyoto, JP;
Jun-ichi Fujita, Tsukuba, JP;
Takeshi Hikata, Osaka, JP;
Soichiro Okubo, Osaka, JP;
Risa Utsunomiya, Kyoto, JP;
Teruaki Matsuba, Kyoto, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A carbon nanostructure's geometry and electrical characteristics can be controlled. A method for processing a carbon nanostructure according to the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a carbon nanostructure (e.g., a carbon nanotube) (a CNT preparation step); and exposing the carbon nanotube to an energy beam (e.g., an electron beam) while vibrating the carbon nanotube (an exposure step). This facilitates modifying the carbon nanotube in length and electrical characteristics.