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Characterizing the Structure and Properties of Individual Wire‐Like Nanoentities
Author(s) -
Wang Z. L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200009)12:17<1295::aid-adma1295>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , nanowire , characterization (materials science) , nanotechnology , transmission electron microscopy , semiconductor , mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes , quantum wire , conductance , carbon fibers , particle (ecology) , nanomaterials , chemical physics , electron , optoelectronics , composite material , nanotube , condensed matter physics , composite number , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , geology
A new approach to the characterization of the mechanical and electrical properties of individual nanowires and nanotubes is demonstrated by in‐situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The technique allows a one‐to‐one correlation between the structure and properties of the nanowires. Recent developments include the determination of the Young's modulii of carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires, femtogram nanobalance of a single fine particle, field emission of carbon nanotubes, and quantum ballistic conductance in carbon nanotubes.