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Supermolecular switches based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Source: Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 073116 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3327514

Published 19 February 2010

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Keywords
PACS
  • 81.07.Oj
    Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
  • 85.85.+j
    Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices
  • 84.32.Dd
    Connectors, relays, and switches
  • YEAR: 2010
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A. Subramanian,1 L. X. Dong,1 B. J. Nelson,1 and A. Ferreira2
1Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
2Institut PRISME, ENSI Bourges, 88 Boulevard Lahitolle, 18000 Bourges, France
Electrostatically actuated nanoelectromechanical switches based on intershell displacement mechanisms within batch fabricated, bidirectional multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) bearings are reported. Multiple devices with a 220 nm pitch are constructed within individual MWNT supermolecules. Experimental results on performance metrics including low switching voltages (0.8 to 6 V), repeatability, hysteresis, and failure modes are presented. ©2010 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 11 December 2009; accepted 27 January 2010; published 19 February 2010
Permalink: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/96/073116/1

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