Carbon Nanotube Transistors Finally Outperform Silicon

With sorting and placement of CNTs solved, CNTs outperform even the best silicon-based transistors

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UW–Madison engineers coated the entire surface of this substrate with aligned carbon nanotubes in less than 5 minutes. The breakthrough could pave the way for carbon nanotube transistors to replace silicon transistors,
Photo: Stephanie Precourt/UW-Madison College of Engineering