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Title: Evidence for Possible Flexoelectricity in Tobacco Mosaic Viruses Used as Nanotemplates

Abstract

Electromechanical coupling in individual tobacco mosaic viruses has been studied using piezoresponse force microscopy. Possible origins of the observed high resolution contrast, including the topographic crosstalk, difference in the elastic properties, and the intrinsic electromechanical coupling due to the piezoelectric and flexoelectric effects are discussed. Using simple estimates, we argue that, due in part to the small size and high symmetry of this particular material system, flexoelectric coupling can dominate the observed electromechanical behavior. The electrical manipulation of the virus particles, essential for nanoelectronic applications for which they are proposed, has also been demonstrated.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. ORNL
  2. University of California, Riverside
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1001692
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 88; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY; RESOLUTION; SYMMETRY; TOBACCO; VIRUSES

Citation Formats

Kalinin, Sergei V, Jesse, Stephen, Liu, W. L., and Balandin, A. A. Evidence for Possible Flexoelectricity in Tobacco Mosaic Viruses Used as Nanotemplates. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2194008.
Kalinin, Sergei V, Jesse, Stephen, Liu, W. L., & Balandin, A. A. Evidence for Possible Flexoelectricity in Tobacco Mosaic Viruses Used as Nanotemplates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2194008
Kalinin, Sergei V, Jesse, Stephen, Liu, W. L., and Balandin, A. A. 2006. "Evidence for Possible Flexoelectricity in Tobacco Mosaic Viruses Used as Nanotemplates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2194008.
@article{osti_1001692,
title = {Evidence for Possible Flexoelectricity in Tobacco Mosaic Viruses Used as Nanotemplates},
author = {Kalinin, Sergei V and Jesse, Stephen and Liu, W. L. and Balandin, A. A.},
abstractNote = {Electromechanical coupling in individual tobacco mosaic viruses has been studied using piezoresponse force microscopy. Possible origins of the observed high resolution contrast, including the topographic crosstalk, difference in the elastic properties, and the intrinsic electromechanical coupling due to the piezoelectric and flexoelectric effects are discussed. Using simple estimates, we argue that, due in part to the small size and high symmetry of this particular material system, flexoelectric coupling can dominate the observed electromechanical behavior. The electrical manipulation of the virus particles, essential for nanoelectronic applications for which they are proposed, has also been demonstrated.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2194008},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1001692}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 15,
volume = 88,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006}
}