Abstract
Thanks to their excellent mechanical properties as well as interesting electrical characteristics, carbon nanotubes are among the most widely used materials for the study of electromechanical properties. This review paper presents the physical properties and the potential applications of carbon nanotube based nanoelectromechanical devices.We present an overview of fabrication methods followed by a discussion of the physical properties of CNT-NEMS. Finally some potential applications are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1844-1859 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Current Applied Physics |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank all our students and collaborators over the years who have contributed to our CNT/CNF NEMS research, in particular our theoretical collaborators, Jari Kinaret and Andreas Isacsson from Chalmers University of Technology. This work was supported through BSR ( 2011-0021207 , 2012R1A2A2A01045496 ), NMTD ( 2012M3A7B4049888 ), WCU ( R31-2008-000-10057-0 ), and the framework of international cooperation programs (2012K2A1A2032569) supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology .
Keywords
- Carbon nanotube
- Nano fabrication
- Nanoelectromechanical system