Manufacture of a nanotweezer using a length controlled CNT arm

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-198

  Lee, Junsok ^a   Kim, Soohyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; CNT arm; Electrochemical etching; Nanotweezer

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETCHING; EVAPORATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN;

CNT ARMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; MANUAL ASSEMBLY; NANOTWEEZERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 17444378223     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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