A model of multi-walled carbon nanotube interconnects

In this paper, we propose a circuit model of the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) based on our one-dimensional fluid model, which describes the electron transport in single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT). The performances of MWCNT and SWCNT in high frequency (RF/microwave) applications are then simulated using these models and compared with Cu interconnect. Simulations show that MWCNT interconnects can potentially have higher transmission efficiency and lower reflection losses than that of SWCNTs and Cu interconnects.