An atomic-resolution nanomechanical mass sensor

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 533-537

  Jensen, K ^a,b   Kim, Kwanpyo ^a,b   Zettl, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; RESONATORS; YARN;

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; INERTIAL BALANCE; MASS SENSITIVITY; MATERIALS SYNTHESIS; MECHANICAL RESONATORS; NANOMECHANICAL; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY;

SHOT NOISE;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR SENSOR; NANOMECHANICAL MASS SENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 51349147454     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.200     Document Type: Article

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