A nanomechanical mass sensor with yoctogram resolution

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 301-304

  Chaste, J ^a   Eichler, A ^a   Moser, J ^a   Ceballos, G ^a   Rurali, R ^b   Bachtold, A ^a  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ICN2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULES; NAPHTHALENE; RESONATORS; YARN;

GAS MOLECULES; MASS SENSING; NANOMECHANICAL; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; NANOTUBE RESONATORS; NANOTUBE SURFACE; SURFACE SCIENCE; ULTRA SENSITIVES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NAPHTHALENE; PROTON; XENON;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRODE; NANOSENSOR; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84861031537     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.42     Document Type: Article

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