Nano-sensors Based on Nanotubes: Deformed-nanotubes transport

	Nanotech 2003 Vol. 3 Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3 Chapter 7: Nano Devices and Systems
	Nano-sensors Based on Nanotubes: Deformed-nanotubes transport
Authors:	A.A. Farajian, B.I. Yakobson, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe
Affilation:	Tohoku University, JP
Pages:	339 - 341
Keywords:	nano-sensors, nanotubes, electronic transport
Abstract:	The main purpose of the present work is to establishing a correspondence between mechanical deformation and transport properties, which is presumably useful in nano-sensor applications. As a byproduct of this study, the potential differences in the mechanical behavior of armchair and zigzag tubes, as well as that of armchair-zigzag junctions, is also revealed. It is concluded that a significant change in conductance usually is accompanied by severe deformations. For large bending angles a gap widening is observed for both the semiconducting and kink structures. It is observed that I-V characteristics indeed depend on the bending angle, hence the possibility of usage as nano-sensor.
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ISBN:	0-9728422-2-5
Pages:	560
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