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3). Nanotube diameter of 50-60 nm. Fig. 3. SEM image of vertically aligned nanotubes to a substrate made of porous Just magnetron sputtering method was used to obtaining carbon nanotube on the tip of the probe for use in scanning probe microscopy with precision for the scan (Fig. 4a).

As the probes used pieces of platinum-iridium wire. Scan to probe microscope showed that the probes with the nanotubes can obtain images with atomic resolution (Fig. 4b), even when scanning in air. In addition, such probes are durable, malodefektnostyu and durability. Fig. 4. a) SEM image of the probe with the carbon nanotube, and b) image of a highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite obtained by using a probe microscope with the nanotube probe.

Application The main potential for using nanotubes in nanoelectronics is the ability to create sub-micron elements for electronic circuits - nanotransistors, nanodiodov, nanokatodov. However, the work of these elements is different from of similar elements in microelectronics. As you approach the size of solid-state structures to the nanometer range are more apparent quantum properties of electrons. As his behavior becomes dominant wave patterns characteristic of quantum particles. On the one hand, this leads to malfunction of the classical transistors that use of the behavior of the electron as a classical particle, but with other - opens up the prospect of creating new and unique switching, storage and amplifying elements for information systems. Carbon nanotubes are the "nanopochkami" have a larger surface area and a large number of points - the source of electron emission. Therefore, based on them may be new types of screens. Grain image thus obtained is extremely small, which provides unsurpassed image clarity. Nanopochki appearance on the surface of carbon nanotubes changes the electronic properties of tubes in the area, which can be used in various applications such as quantum dots and terabit memory devices range based on them.