Carbon nanotube-based devices made by electrolytic deposition and
applications thereof are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the present
invention provides a device comprising at least one array of active
carbon nanotube junctions deposited on at least one microelectronic
substrate. In another preferred embodiment, the present invention
provides a device comprising a substrate, at least one pair of electrodes
disposed on the substrate, wherein one or more pairs of electrodes are
connected to a power source, and a bundle of carbon nanotubes disposed
between the at least one pair of electrodes wherein the bundle of carbon
nanotubes consist essentially of semiconductive carbon nanotubes. In
another preferred embodiment, a semiconducting device formed by
electrodeposition of carbon nanotubes between two electrodes is provided.
The invention also provides preferred methods of forming a semiconductive
device by applying a bias voltage to a carbon nanotube rope. The
plurality of metallic single-wall carbon nanotubes are removed (e.g., by
application of bias voltage) in an amount sufficient to form the
semiconducting device. The devices of the invention include, but not
limited to, chemical or biological sensors, carbon nanotube field-effect
transistors (CNFETs), tunnel junctions, Schottky junctions, and
multi-dimensional nanotube arrays.