Random access of nanodevices

Abstract

Systems containing ultrahigh densities of patterned nanometer scale devices are anticipated to be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fabricate and access in an error-free fashion using existing technologies. In this work, we show that extremely high densities of on-tube and intertube nonlinear electronic devices are realizable in samples of randomly grown carbon nanotubes. Further we propose and demonstrate a strategy for accessing and exploiting the random collection of nanodevices in such systems.