Scalable Nano Manufacturing

Collaborators: Jay Guo, John Hart, Zhaohui Zhong

Sponsor: NSF

We are using ultrafast lasers to selectively couple to carbon based nanostructures, such as C nanotubes and Graphene in a variety of modes. 1) We are using fs lasers to couple to interface bonds to remove graphene sheets from copper without the need for etching. 2) We are using the fs laser to irradiate the catalyst particles during forrest C nanotube growth to study the resulting chirality and conduction state. 3) We are using the fs laser to micro machine the C nanotubes and Graphene with limited collateral damage.