Nakabayashi, D; Ugarte, D; Moreau, ALD; Coluci, VR; Galvao, DS; Cotta, MA
Carbon nanotubes as R-bars of high aspect ratio composite nanotools Technical Report
2008.
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Nakabayashi, D; Moreau, ALD; Coluci, VR; Galvao, DS; Cotta, MA; Ugarte, D
Carbon nanotubes as reinforcement elements of composite nanotools Journal Article
In: Nano letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 842–847, 2008.
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2008
Nakabayashi, D; Ugarte, D; Moreau, ALD; Coluci, VR; Galvao, DS; Cotta, MA
Carbon nanotubes as R-bars of high aspect ratio composite nanotools Technical Report
2008.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: AFM tips, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanocomposites, Tribology
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url = {http://lnls.cnpem.br/ar2008/},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
abstract = {Nano technology requires the development of nano scale tools to manipulate nano systems. From the point of view of materials science, this represents a serious challenge, because nano tools must meet a series of stringent requirements of shape (size, aspect ratio), mechanical, magnetic and electrical properties. We have developed long and narrow carbon-carbon composite nano tips using carbon nanotubes covered by an amorphous carbon shell; the very small nano tube tip remained uncoated to preserve apex size. This configuration renders the system stiffer and allows for the control of flexibility and vibrations. In addition, we have maintained the important nano tube properties of size, strength and resilience. Nano manipulation experiments in situ in a high resolution scanning electron microscope were used to optimize the tips behavior and molecular dynamics simulations were used to study the mechanical response. Finally, we performed a practical application in atomic force microscopy. Composite tips yielded excellent image resolution and showed remarkable wear resistance (no degradation of image quality after acquiring several hundred images). },
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Nakabayashi, D; Moreau, ALD; Coluci, VR; Galvao, DS; Cotta, MA; Ugarte, D
Carbon nanotubes as reinforcement elements of composite nanotools Journal Article
In: Nano letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 842–847, 2008.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: AFM tips, Carbon Nanotubes, Molecular Dynamics, Nanocomposites, Tribology
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title = {Carbon nanotubes as reinforcement elements of composite nanotools},
author = {Nakabayashi, D and Moreau, ALD and Coluci, VR and Galvao, DS and Cotta, MA and Ugarte, D},
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year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
journal = {Nano letters},
volume = {8},
number = {3},
pages = {842--847},
publisher = {American Chemical Society},
abstract = {Nanotechnology is stimulating the development of nanomanipulators, including tips to interact with individual nanosystems. Fabricating nanotips fulfilling the requirements of shape (size, aspect ratio), mechanical, magnetic, and electrical properties is a material science challenge. Here, we report the generation of reinforced carbon−carbon composite nanotools using a nanotube (CNTs) covered by an amorphous carbon matrix (shell); the CNT tip protruded and remained uncoated to preserve apex size. Unsuitable properties such as flexibility and vibration could be controlled without deteriorating the CNT size, strength, and resilience. Nanomanipulation experiments and molecular dynamics simulations have been used to study the mechanical response of these composite beams under bending efforts. AFM probes based on these C−C composite high aspect ratio tips generated excellent image resolution and showed no degradation after acquiring several hundred (400) images.},
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