Keywords
nanoscale, nanotube, parallel-guiding mechanism, mechanical systems
Abstract
The authors report the behavior of a nanoscale parallel-guiding mechanism wherein the compliant components are single-walled carbon nanotubes. Parallel-guiding mechanisms are often the building blocks of macro- and microscale mechanical systems. The authors present results that provide insight into the performance of a parallel-guiding mechanism for nanoscale devices. The device exhibits a range over 75% of the device size, i.e., 5.5 nm, when actuated with 6.4 nN. Below 3.6 nN, displacements are due to bulk elastic bending of the nanotubes. Above 5.2 nN, displacements are governed by the hingelike bending of kinks in the nanotubes. van der Waals forces are shown to cause direction-dependent behavior
Original Publication Citation
Culpepper, Martin L., Christopher M. Dibiasio, Robert M. Panas, Spencer Magleby, and Larry L. Howell. "Simulation of a carbon nanotube-based compliant parallel-guiding mechanism: A nanomechanical building block." Applied Physics Letters 89 (26).
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Culpepper, Martin L.; DiBiasio, Christopher M.; Panas, Robert M.; Magleby, Spencer P.; and Howell, Larry L., "Simulation of a carbon nanotube-based compliant parallel-guiding mechanism: A nanomechanical building block" (2006). Faculty Publications. 281.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/281
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2006-11-15
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1162
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright Status
© 2006 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/89/203111/1
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