Project description IST-2004-2.3.4.1 b7 Show the project objective Hide the project objective Carbon nanotubes have several unique electrical and mechanical properties.We plan to take advantage of these extraordinary properties by developingnanotube sensors working close to the quantum limit of sensitivity. Wepropose to extend the operation of HEMT/FET-type of nanotube devices to thequantum limit, and to demonstrate their usefulness in conjunction with amechanical nanotube resonator serving as a force sensor at sub-attoNewtonresolution. The devices to be investigated include a) a high-frequency carbon nanotubeFET, b) carbon nanotube rf-SET, and c) superconducting nanotube transistor.Our devices will provide either unsurpassed sensitivity or band width forthe detection of charge and mechanical motion. In addition to thedevelopment of these three detector-amplifiers, we plan to study the contactresistance between nanotubes and metallic electrodes, the understanding ofwhich is crucial for the optimization of carbon nanotube devices. The finalgoal is to build a sub-attoNewton force sensor that would act simultaneouslyas the sensing element and, as well, as its own first stage preamplifier. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Keywords Nanotechnology Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.3.4.1 b7 - IST-2004-2.3.4.1.b7 FET open Call for proposal FP6-2002-IST-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator TEKNILLINEN KORKEAKOULU EU contribution € 453 000,00 Address Otakaari 3 A 02015 Espoo Finland See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG Germany EU contribution € 348 085,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 31 93053 REGENSBURG See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN Germany EU contribution € 232 915,00 Address HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 01069 DRESDEN See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data Københavns Universitet Denmark EU contribution € 400 000,00 Address NOERREGADE 10 1017 COPENHAGEN See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOTECNOLOGIA Spain EU contribution € 99 000,00 Address CAMPUS DE LA UAB EDIFICI C 08193 BELLATERRA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 309 000,00 Address 3, RUE MICHEL-ANGE 75794 PARIS CEDEX 16 See on map Total cost No data INSTYTUT FIZYKI MOLEKULARNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK Poland EU contribution € 108 000,00 Address UL. MARIANA SMOLUCHOWSKIEGO 17 60179 POZNAN See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PARIS VI PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4 PLACE JUSSIEU 75252 PARIS CEDEX 05 See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE PARIS France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 45, RUE D'ULM 75230 PARIS CEDEX 05 See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PARIS DIDEROT - PARIS 7 France EU contribution € 0,00 Address PLACE JUSSIEU 2 75251 PARIS CEDEX 05 See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data
