Bornhoeft, Lindsey R.Castillo, Aida C.Smalley, Preston R.Kittrell, CarterJames, Dustin K.Brinson, Bruce E.Rybolt, Thomas R.Johnson, Bruce R.Cherukuri, Tonya K.Cherukuri, Paul2017-05-032017-05-032016Bornhoeft, Lindsey R., Castillo, Aida C., Smalley, Preston R., et al.. "Teslaphoresis of Carbon Nanotubes." <i>ACS Nano,</i> 10, no. 4 (2016) American Chemical Society: 4873-4881. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b02313.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/94122This paper introduces Teslaphoresis, the directed motion and self-assembly of matter by a Tesla coil, and studies this electrokinetic phenomenon using single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Conventional directed self-assembly of matter using electric fields has been restricted to small scale structures, but with Teslaphoresis, we exceed this limitation by using the Tesla coil’s antenna to create a gradient high-voltage force field that projects into free space. CNTs placed within the Teslaphoretic (TEP) field polarize and self-assemble into wires that span from the nanoscale to the macroscale, the longest thus far being 15 cm. We show that the TEP field not only directs the self-assembly of long nanotube wires at remote distances (>30 cm) but can also wirelessly power nanotube-based LED circuits. Furthermore, individualized CNTs self-organize to form long parallel arrays with high fidelity alignment to the TEP field. Thus, Teslaphoresis is effective for directed self-assembly from the bottom-up to the macroscale.engThis is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes.Journal articledielectrophoresisdirected self-assemblycarbon nanotubesTeslawireless energyhttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b02313