Low-friction nanoscale linear bearing realized from multiwall carbon nanotubes

Science

Volumn 289, Issue 5479, 2000, Pages 602-604

  Cumings, John ^a   Zettl, A ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; FORCE; FRICTION; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034725776     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5479.602     Document Type: Article

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