Biomedical subjects

Jinyao Tang

Publications and source records attributed to Jinyao Tang.

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PubMed2006

Transferring self-assembled, nanoscale cables into electrical devices.

This study details a new derivative of the contorted HBCs that self-organizes into one-dimensional, single-crystalline fibers. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction studies show that they have an orthorhombic unit cell with dimensions of 5.8 nm x 4.5 nm x 0.45 nm. Each fiber is composed of a few thousands columns. A method is put forth that utilizes elastomer stamps to manipulate and position isolated fibers in organic field effect transistors.

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PubMed2006

Chemoresponsive monolayer transistors.

This work details a method to make efficacious field-effect transistors from monolayers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that are able to sense and respond to their chemical environment. The molecules used in this study are functionalized so that they assemble laterally into columns and attach themselves to the silicon oxide surface of a silicon wafer. To measure the electrical properties of these monolayers, we use ultrasmall point contacts that are separated by only a few nanometers as the source and drain electrodes. These contacts are formed through an oxidative cutting of an individual metallic single-walled carbon nanotube that is held between macroscopic metal leads. The molecules assemble in the gap and form transistors with large current modulation and high gate efficiency. Because these devices are formed from an individual stack of molecules, their electrical properties change significantly when exposed to electron-deficient molecules such as tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), forming the basis for new types of environmental and molecular sensors.

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PubMed2006

An integrated logic circuit assembled on a single carbon nanotube.

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been shown to exhibit excellent electrical properties, such as ballistic transport over several hundred nanometers at room temperature. Field-effect transistors (FETs) made from individual tubes show dc performance specifications rivaling those of state-of-the-art silicon devices. An important next step is the fabrication of integrated circuits on SWCNTs to study the high-frequency ac capabilities of SWCNTs. We built a five-stage ring oscillator that comprises, in total, 12 FETs side by side along the length of an individual carbon nanotube. A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor-type architecture was achieved by adjusting the gate work functions of the individual p-type and n-type FETs used.

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