Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara

The aim of this work is to study the feasibility of using carbon nanotube and graphene as new conductor materials for microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). As the dimensions of integrated circuits scale down to nanometers, the conductor resistance at high frequencies increase due to skin effect, and...

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Main Author: H S Ben Kara, Mohsen
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20020/1/ABS_MOHSEN%20H%20S%20BEN%20KARA%20TDRA%20VOL%2010%20IGS%2016.pdf
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description The aim of this work is to study the feasibility of using carbon nanotube and graphene as new conductor materials for microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). As the dimensions of integrated circuits scale down to nanometers, the conductor resistance at high frequencies increase due to skin effect, and consequently the performance of MMICs degrade. Nanomaterials based on carbon are therefore proposed in this study as new material for MMIC due to their promising electrical properties including high mobility, high current densities, and negligible skin effect. Co-planar transmission lines were built from carbon nano-tube (CNT) and graphene using techniques compatible with semiconductor processing. In this work CNT was grown on Ni-coated Si wafers using a modified thermal CVD method, the Ni acting as growth catalyst. The optimal conditions were 900 °C reaction temperature, 4 nm catalyst thickness and 100 bubbles/min. gas flow rate. In addition, graphene was etched using a modified process which offer layer-by-layer etch, thus offering easy process control. The physical properties of both CNT and graphene films were analyzed using optical, SEM, FESEM and EDS for microstructure analysis, and Raman spectroscopy for crystalline analysis…
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spelling uitm.eprints-00202018-06-11T03:22:04Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20020/ Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara H S Ben Kara, Mohsen Malaysia Microwaves. Including microwave circuits The aim of this work is to study the feasibility of using carbon nanotube and graphene as new conductor materials for microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). As the dimensions of integrated circuits scale down to nanometers, the conductor resistance at high frequencies increase due to skin effect, and consequently the performance of MMICs degrade. Nanomaterials based on carbon are therefore proposed in this study as new material for MMIC due to their promising electrical properties including high mobility, high current densities, and negligible skin effect. Co-planar transmission lines were built from carbon nano-tube (CNT) and graphene using techniques compatible with semiconductor processing. In this work CNT was grown on Ni-coated Si wafers using a modified thermal CVD method, the Ni acting as growth catalyst. The optimal conditions were 900 °C reaction temperature, 4 nm catalyst thickness and 100 bubbles/min. gas flow rate. In addition, graphene was etched using a modified process which offer layer-by-layer etch, thus offering easy process control. The physical properties of both CNT and graphene films were analyzed using optical, SEM, FESEM and EDS for microstructure analysis, and Raman spectroscopy for crystalline analysis… Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20020/1/ABS_MOHSEN%20H%20S%20BEN%20KARA%20TDRA%20VOL%2010%20IGS%2016.pdf Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara. (2016) In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IGS Biannual Publication, 10 (10). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
spellingShingle Malaysia
Microwaves. Including microwave circuits
H S Ben Kara, Mohsen
Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title_full Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title_fullStr Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title_full_unstemmed Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title_short Co-planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene / Mohsen H S Ben Kara
title_sort co planar microwave integrated circuit transmission lines based on carbon nanotube and graphene mohsen h s ben kara
topic Malaysia
Microwaves. Including microwave circuits
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20020/1/ABS_MOHSEN%20H%20S%20BEN%20KARA%20TDRA%20VOL%2010%20IGS%2016.pdf
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