Plastic deformations in mechanically strained single-walled carbon nanotubes
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Bozovic, Dolores
Bockrath, M.
Hafner, Jason H.
Lieber, Charles M.
Park, Hongkun
Tinkham, M.
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Bozovic, Dolores, M. Bockrath, Jason H. Hafner, Charles M. Lieber, Hongkun Park, and M. Tinkham. 2003. “Plastic Deformations in Mechanically Strained Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.” Physical Review B 67 (3). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.67.033407.Abstract
Antiferromagnetic manipulation was used to controllably stretch individual metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT's). We have found that SWNT's can sustain elongations as great as 30% without breaking. Scanned gate microscopy and transport measurements were used to probe the effects of the mechanical strain on the SWNT electronic properties, which revealed a strain-induced increase in intra-tube electronic scattering above a threshold strain of similar to5-10%. These findings are consistent with theoretical calculations predicting the onset of plastic deformation and defect formation in carbon nanotubes.Terms of Use
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