Microsystem for nanofiber electromechanical measurements

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Brown, Joseph J ^a,e   Suk, Ji Won ^b,e   Singh, Gurpreet ^c   Baca, Alicia I ^a,e   Dikin, Dmitriy A ^d,e   Ruoff, Rodney S ^b,e   Bright, Victor M ^a,e  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Northwestern University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Electromechanical testing; Nanofiber; Straining stage; Uniaxial

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL SEPARATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL TESTING; IN-SITU; INPUT POWER; MECHANICAL LOADING; MICRO-SCALES; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; RESISTIVE CONTACTS; STRAINING STAGE; THERMAL ACTUATOR; TWO-POINT; UNIAXIAL TESTING;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CALIBRATION; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOFIBERS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 71749090687     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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