Torsional electromechanical quantum oscillations in carbon nanotubes

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-41

  Cohen Karni, Tzahi ^a   Segev, Lior ^a   Srur Lavi, Onit ^a   Cohen, Sidney R ^a   Joselevich, Ernesto ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; MECHANICS; MOTION; OSCILLOMETRY; QUANTUM THEORY; TORQUE;

ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICS; MOTION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OSCILLOMETRY; QUANTUM THEORY; TORQUE;

EID: 34249943762     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2006.57     Document Type: Article

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