Release and nonvolatile operation of carbon nanotube nanorelay by resonant vibration

Journal Article · Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4832059· OSTI ID:22259288

Kagota, Tatsuya; Takei, Kuniharu; Arie, Takayuki; Akita, Seiji ^[1]; Nagataki, Atsuko ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531 (Japan)

We investigated the release of a stuck carbon nanotube (CNT) cantilever beam in nanorelay applications using a nano-manipulator. Even with strong adhesion induced by electrostatic attraction that is 100 times stronger than the van der Waals interaction, successful release of a nanotube arm from a stuck state was realized by the application of a resonant vibration to the stuck CNT arm. Furthermore, nonvolatile operation of the nanotube nanorelay was demonstrated by the application of the resonant vibration to the stuck CNT arm.

• OSTI ID: 22259288
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 20; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CARBON NANOTUBES
INTERACTIONS
RESONANCE
VAN DER WAALS FORCES