Development and application of a novel microfabricated device for the in situ tensile testing of 1-D nanomaterials

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 675-682

  Ganesan, Yogeeswaran ^a   Lu, Yang ^a   Peng, Cheng ^a   Lu, Hao ^a   Ballarini, Roberto ^b   Lou, Jun ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ; Microdevices; Nanoindenter; Nanomanipulation; Nanomechanics

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU; MICRO DEVICES; NANOINDENTERS; NANOMANIPULATION; NANOMANIPULATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMANIPULATORS; NANOINDENTATION; NANOMECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 77953122842     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2010.2046014     Document Type: Article

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