The ability of a receding wetting line to align carbon nanotubes with a dia
meter down to 1 nm (molecular combing) is demonstrated on silica surfaces s
ubjected to different surface treatments and on coplanar metal-insulator-me
tal nanojunctions. A combination of surface modification of the electrodes
and molecular combing yields nanotubes connected to both electrodes across
the junction in as much as 45% of the nanojunctions. When the current-volta
ge characteristics were recorded over the interconnected nanotubes, no infl
uence of the surface treatment was observed on the conductance.