Robust determination of Young's modulus of individual carbon nanotubes by quasi-static interaction with Lorentz forces

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-158

  Loffler M ^a   Weissker, U ^a   Muhl T ^a   Gemming, T ^a   Buchner B ^a  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Elastic properties; Electron microscopy; In situ; NEMS; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BEAM EQUATION; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EULER-BERNOULLI; GAIN INSIGHT; IN-SITU; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOTUBE AXIS; QUASI-STATIC; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRANSVERSE BENDING; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; LORENTZ FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NANOANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALIDATION PROCESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NANOWIRES;

EID: 78649318515     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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