Nanomanipulation and Characterization of Individual Carbon Nanotubes

Ruoff R.
Northwestern University, US

Keywords: carbon nanotubes, mechanics, nanostructures, scanning electron microscope, tensile loading

A new tool that operates in a scanning electron microscope for measuring the mechanics of nanostructures is briefly presented, and its use to measure the response to tensile loading of carbon nanotubes is outlined.

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Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Technical Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Published: April 22, 2002
Pages: 263 - 270
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Materials Characterization & Imaging
ISBN: 0-9708275-6-3