title: Electronic, thermal and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes.
abstract: A review of the electronic, thermal and mechanical properties of nanotubes is presented, with particular reference to properties that differ from those of the bulk counterparts and to potential applications that might result from the special structure and properties of nanotubes. Both experimental and theoretical aspects of these topics are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dresselhaus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dresselhaus
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004548:Elasticity; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D006244:Hardness; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008422:Materials Testing; D019563:Mechanics; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D013696:Temperature; D013814:Thermal Conductivity
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon