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Radial Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
GómezNavarro C.,
de Pablo P. J.,
GómezHerrero J.
Publication year - 2004
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/adma.200305678
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , conductance , mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes , drop (telecommunication) , composite material , nanotechnology , voltage drop , carbon nanotube actuators , atomic force microscopy , biasing , conductive atomic force microscopy , voltage , nanotube , condensed matter physics , telecommunications , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science
The radial electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes have been measured. The electrical conductance of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as a function of the loading force and bias voltage applied by an atomic force microscope tip is reported (see Figure). An increase of the conductance due to the tip–SWNT electrical contact formation and a drop of the conductance at high loading forces due to radial molecule deformation are observed (see also inside front cover).