Shape modification of carbon nanotubes and its applications in nanotube scissors

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 443-446

  Dong, L ^a   Arai, F ^a   Fukuda, T ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Carbon nanotubes; Fabrication; Geometry; Laboratories; Mechanical factors; Nanoscale devices; Nanostructured materials; Organic materials; Shape control

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BUCKLING; CARBON; FABRICATION; GEOMETRY; LABORATORIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; TOOLS; YARN;

COMBINED BENDING; ELECTRON BEAM-INDUCED DEPOSITION; MECHANICAL FACTORS; NANO-ROBOTIC MANIPULATION; NANOSCALE DEVICE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SHAPE CONTROL; SHAPE MODIFICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 4444279953     PISSN: 19449399     EISSN: 19449380     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2002.1032285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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