Theses and Dissertations Collection

Nanosprings grown on a substrate produce a 3D network of randomly connected microscopic springs. The springs are made of silicon dioxide on the order of 10 nm in diameter. The motion of electrical current through the 3D network of nanosprings is of interest for the integration of nanosprings into electronic devices. To make the nanosprings conductive they are coated in graphene by a process called Graphite from the University of Idaho Thermolyzed Asphalt Reaction (GUITAR). The following data demonstrate the equipment configuration necessary to obtain a low noise signal to investigate the electrical response of GUITAR coated nanosprings due to magnetic flux. When comparing the response of a sample of nanosprings to a comparable resistor it was found that the nanospring sample is more sensitive to smaller magnetic flux than to larger magnetic flux.