Carbon Nanotubes Are Superior to Metals for Electronics
Research conducted by Cemal Basaran may make metal an obsolete component of electronics. "We are done with metals," says Basaran.
In the quest to pack ever-smaller electronic devices more densely with integrated circuits, nanotechnology researchers keep running up against some unpleasant truths: higher current density induces electromigration and thermomigration, phenomena that damage metal conductors and produce heat, which leads to premature failure of devices.
But University at Buffalo researchers who study electronics packaging recently made a pleasant discovery: that’s not the case with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs). (more…)
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