Self-welded metal-catalyzed carbon nanotube piezoresistors with very large longitudinal piezoresistivity of ∼4×10-8 Pa-1

Proceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1297-1302

  Tabib Azar, Massood ^a,b   Wang, Run ^a,b   Xie, Yan ^b   You, Liang ^b  

^a IEEE

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nano sensors; Nano devices; Nano piezoresistor; Nanotechnology; Self welded carbon nanotubes; Strain gauge

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; HEALTH; LOW PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; METALLIZING; METALS; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NEMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WELDING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); AXIAL STRAINS; CHEMICAL VAPORS; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOW PRESSURE (LP); MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MONITOR (CO); MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNT); NANO SCALING; NANO TUBE; PIEZO-RESISTORS; PIEZORESISTIVITY; RESISTANCE CHANGES; SILICON CANTILEVERS; SILICON ON INSULATOR (SOI); WELD STRENGTH;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 46149103173     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS.2006.334735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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