@article {Kaul:2010:1941-4900:170,
title = "Carbon Nanomaterials for Nanoelectronics and Optical Applications",
journal = "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/nnl",
publishercode ="asp",
year = "2010",
volume = "2",
number = "2",
publication date ="2010-06-01T00:00:00",
pages = "170-174",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1941-4900",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/nnl/2010/00000002/00000002/art00018",
doi = "doi:10.1166/nnl.2010.1077",
keyword = "NANO-SENSORS, NEMS, BLACK BODIES, PRESSURE SENSORS, RESONATORS, OPTICAL ABSORBERS",
author = "Kaul, A. B. and Megerian, K. G. and Bagge, L. and Epp, L. and LeDuc, H. G. and Coles, J. B. and Eastwood, M. and Green, R. O. and Foote, M.",
abstract = "Carbon-based nanomaterials have been actively applied to a diverse array of space-based applications in electronics and optics at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the area of nano-electromechanical-systems (NEMS), we describe the implementation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon
nanofibers (CNFs) to dc nanorelays, as well as for AC resonator applications, which are under consideration for extreme environment electronics. We have also implemented single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) to physical sensing, specifically for forming miniaturized pressure sensors for vacuum micro-cavity
applications, where the mechanism of operation in such sensors relies on the thermal conductivity principle. Finally, we have also initiated an effort to apply arrays of vertically oriented CNTs for optical applications, specifically as broad-band optical absorbers, potentially for calibration
targets. In this paper, we provide an overview of the recent results in the three application areas of carbon nanomaterials.",
}