title: Nanomanipulator-assisted fabrication and characterization of carbon nanotubes inside scanning electron microscope.
abstract: We have installed two nanomanipulators, which can travel about 20mm with a minimum increment of 1 nm, for manipulation of nanostructured materials inside field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). Both manipulators render motions in x, y, and z directions, providing various manipulation freedoms such as moving, bending, cutting, and biasing. In addition, we have conducted in situ characterization of the electrical breakdown of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Our results demonstrate the possibility that MWCNTs can be used as a gas sensor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Institute of Basic Science, Center for Nanotubes and Nanostructured Composites, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Chu
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Keun Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Im Bok
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Yol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Shinje
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jae-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Young Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee