Experimental techniques for the mechanical characterization of one-dimensional nanostructures

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-24

  Zhu, Y ^a   Ke, C ^a   Espinosa, H D ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; In situ microscopy; MEMS; Nanomechanics; Nanowires; NEMS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; IN-SITU MICROSCOPY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMS; NANOINDENTATION; NANOMECHANICS; NANOWIRES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMS; NANOINDENTATION; NANOMECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33947420019     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-006-0406-6     Document Type: Review

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