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Improving the contact resistance at low force using gold coated carbon nanotube surfaces

Improving the contact resistance at low force using gold coated carbon nanotube surfaces
Improving the contact resistance at low force using gold coated carbon nanotube surfaces
Investigations to determine the electrical contact performance under repeated load cycles at low force conditions for carbonnanotube (CNT) coated surfaces were performed. The surfaces under investigation consisted of multi-walled CNT synthesized on a silicon substrate and coated with a gold film. These planar surfaces were mounted on the tip of a PZT cantilever and contacted with a hemispherical Au plated probe. The dynamic applied force used was 1mN. The contact resistance (Rc) of these surfaces was investigated with the applied force and with repeated loading cycles performed for stability testing. The surfaces were compared with a reference Au-Au contact under the same experimental conditions. This initial study shows the potential for the application of gold coated CNT surfaces as an interface in low force electrical contact applications.
contact force, contact resistance, carbon nanotubes, and Au/multi walled carbon nanotubes
507-513
Yunus, E.M.
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McBride, J.W.
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Spearing, S.M.
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Yunus, E.M.
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Yunus, E.M., McBride, J.W. and Spearing, S.M. (2008) Improving the contact resistance at low force using gold coated carbon nanotube surfaces. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Electrical Contacts (ICEC 2008), St Malo, France. 09 - 12 Jun 2008. pp. 507-513 .

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Abstract

Investigations to determine the electrical contact performance under repeated load cycles at low force conditions for carbonnanotube (CNT) coated surfaces were performed. The surfaces under investigation consisted of multi-walled CNT synthesized on a silicon substrate and coated with a gold film. These planar surfaces were mounted on the tip of a PZT cantilever and contacted with a hemispherical Au plated probe. The dynamic applied force used was 1mN. The contact resistance (Rc) of these surfaces was investigated with the applied force and with repeated loading cycles performed for stability testing. The surfaces were compared with a reference Au-Au contact under the same experimental conditions. This initial study shows the potential for the application of gold coated CNT surfaces as an interface in low force electrical contact applications.

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Published date: June 2008
Venue - Dates: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Electrical Contacts (ICEC 2008), St Malo, France, 2008-06-09 - 2008-06-12
Keywords: contact force, contact resistance, carbon nanotubes, and Au/multi walled carbon nanotubes

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Local EPrints ID: 51020
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51020
PURE UUID: 1d378357-b1e3-4194-a4c4-c72fb7361a98
ORCID for J.W. McBride: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3024-0326
ORCID for S.M. Spearing: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-2014

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Date deposited: 01 May 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:37

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Author: E.M. Yunus
Author: J.W. McBride ORCID iD
Author: S.M. Spearing ORCID iD

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