In situ resistance measurements of strained carbon nanotubes
| Autor: | Adam Seeger, Scott Paulson, Thomas C. Hudson, Russell M. Taylor, A. Helser, Neal Snider, Michael R. Falvo, Richard Superfine, Sean Washburn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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In situ
Physics Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) Strain (chemistry) Atomic force microscopy Contact resistance FOS: Physical sciences Carbon nanotube law.invention law Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) Fracture (geology) Tube (fluid conveyance) sense organs Composite material skin and connective tissue diseases |
| DOI: | 10.17615/p14j-qs79 |
| Popis: | We investigate the response of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to mechanical strain applied with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) probe. We find that in some samples, changes in the contact resistance dominate the measured resistance change. In others, strain large enough to fracture the tube can be applied without a significant change in the contact resistance. In this case we observe that enough force is applied to break the tube without any change in resistance until the tube fails. We have also manipulated the ends of the broken tube back in contact with each other, re-establishing a finite resistance. We observe that in this broken configuration the resistance of the sample is tunable to values 15-350 kW greater than prior to breaking. Submitted to Applied Physics Letters |
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