Nanotube and Nanowire Electromechanics
Rodney Ruoff*
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL 60208 USA
This is an abstract
for a presentation given at the
10th
Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology
We have built, and use, nanomanipulation/testing stages that operate inside a scanning electron microscope to measure the tensile stiffness and strength of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), to uncover a unique "shell sliding" (nanobearing) mechanics in multiwalled CNTs, and to excite and drive the mechanical resonances of both CNTs and various types of nanowires (NWs), such as pure boron nanowires and SiO2 nanowires. These various topics will be presented in this talk, as well as some of our synthesis efforts (aimed at synthesizing novel B and BN NTs and NWs). Target areas for applications are in sensors, nanoelectronics, high stiffness/strength cabling and composites, and in biomedical as nanoelectrodes, nanopipettes, as a structural component in biocompatible composites. Support is gratefully appreciated from: NSF, ONR, NASA, SRC, and Zyvex.
*Corresponding Address:
Rodney Ruoff
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Phone: 847 467 6596 Fax: 847 491 3915
Email: r-ruoff@northwestern.edu
Web: http://bucky-central.mech.nwu.edu/recentpublications.html
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