Photo-mechanical actuation of carbon nanotubes: Mechanisms and applications in micro and nano-devices

Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-41

  Lu, Shoaxin ^a   Ahir, Samit ^b   Velasco, Vanessa ^c   King, Ben ^c   Xu, Peng ^c   Terentjev, Eugene M ^d   Panchapakesan, Balaji ^c  

^a Silicon Microstructures Inc   (United States)

^b Makevale Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Louisville   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; MEMS; Nanotube film; Optics; Photomechanical actuation; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL PROPERTIES; KEYPOINTS; MECHANICAL ACTUATIONS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NANO-DEVICES; NANOTUBE ALIGNMENT; NANOTUBE FILM; NANOTUBE FILMS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER SYSTEMS; STATE OF THE ART; THERMAL INTERACTION;

ACTUATORS; ALIGNMENT; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; MECHANISMS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYMERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 72249100377     PISSN: 18653928     EISSN: 18653936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-009-0021-6     Document Type: Article

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