Materials science: Single-molecule torsional pendulum

Science

Volumn 309, Issue 5740, 2005, Pages 1539-1541

  Meyer, Jannik C ^a   Paillet, Matthieu ^b   Roth, Siegmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

MOLECULAR-SCALE COMPONENTS; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; TORTIONAL DEFORMATION;

PENDULUMS;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

SCIENCE IN GENERAL;

ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROTATION;

EID: 24644469570     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1115067     Document Type: Article

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