Microwave nanotube transistor operation at high bias

We measure the small signal, 1GHz source-drain dynamical conductance of a back-gated single-walled carbon nanotube field effect transistor at both low and high dc bias voltages. At all bias voltages, the intrinsic device dynamical conductance at 1GHz is identical to the low frequency dynamical conductance, consistent with the prediction of a cutoff frequency much higher than 1GHz. This work represents a significant step towards a full characterization of a nanotube transistor for rf and microwave amplifiers.