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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
John A. Rogers, Champaign, IL (US);
William L. Wilson, Champaign, IL (US);
Sung Hun Jin, Urbana, IL (US);
Simon N. Dunham, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xu Xie, Urbana, IL (US);
Ahmad Islam, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Frank Du, Urbana, IL (US);
Yonggang Huang, Glencoe, IL (US);
Jizhou Song, Hangzhou, CN;
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Ubana, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for purifying a layer of carbon nanotubes comprising providing a precursor layer of substantially aligned carbon nanotubes supported by a substrate, wherein the precursor layer comprises a mixture of first carbon nanotubes and second carbon nanotubes; selectively heating the first carbon nanotubes; and separating the first carbon nanotubes from the second carbon nanotubes, thereby generating a purified layer of carbon nanotubes. Devices benefiting from enhanced electrical properties enabled by the purified layer of carbon nanotubes are also described.