Mechanical properties of beams from self-assembled closely packed and aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes.
To demonstrate the potential for microelectromechanical systems, nanotube beams composed from self-assembled closely packed and aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes were fabricated and their mechanical properties were measured. We found that the nanotube beams behave as a cohesive, rigid, and elastic body with a sound velocity of 10,100 m/s.
Hayamizu
Yuhei
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Nanotube Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan.
Davis
Robert C
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Yamada
Takeo
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Futaba
Don N
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Yasuda
Satoshi
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Yumura
Motoo
M
Hata
Kenji
K