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Direct contact buckling of electrochemically grown gold nanowires.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 10/24/2005, Vol. 87 Issue 17, p173112. 3p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- We report the electrochemical growth and direct probing of near-vertical gold nanowires several micrometers long that are attached at one end to a substrate. Controllable contact is made to the wires using a straightforward tip-probe arrangement inside a scanning electron microscope. The contact allowed us to perform mechanical and electrical measurements. Through elastic nanowire buckling, we have observed dynamic low-frequency parametric pumping caused by small vibrations of the probe. A numerical simulation of the recorded motion is consistent with an estimated value of Young’s modulus of about 80 GPa, which is close to that of bulk gold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 17
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18738004
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2117618