Bozovic, DoloresBockrath, M.Hafner, Jason H.Lieber, Charles M.Park, HongkunTinkham, M.2019-09-272003Bozovic, 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.67.033407.1098-01211550-235Xhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41417233Antiferromagnetic 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.en-USJournal Article2019-09-2710.1103/PhysRevB.67.033407