Bio-inspired directional high-aspect-ratio nanopillars: fabrication and actuation

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (79) ◽  
pp. 42002-42008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weitao Jiang ◽  
Lanlan Wang ◽  
Hongzhong Liu ◽  
Haoyun Ma ◽  
Hongmiao Tian ◽  
...  

Nanopillars (400–500 nm in diameter, 20–40 in aspect ratio, and 60–90° in slanted angles) were fabricated, whose posture can be actuated by electron beam or external electric field.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhitian Shi ◽  
Konstantins Jefimovs ◽  
Antonino La Magna ◽  
Marco Stampanoni ◽  
Lucia Romano

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raitis Sondors ◽  
Jelena Kosmaca ◽  
Gunta Kunakova ◽  
Liga Jasulaneca ◽  
Matiss Martins Ramma ◽  
...  

Size distribution, Young’s moduli and electrical resistivity are investigated for CuO nanowires synthesized by different thermal oxidation methods. Oxidation in dry and wet air were applied for synthesis both with and without an external electrical field. An increased yield of high aspect ratio nanowires with diameters below 100 nm is achieved by combining applied electric field and growth conditions with additional water vapour at the first stage of synthesis. Young’s moduli determined from resonance and bending experiments show similar diameter dependencies and increase above 200 GPa for nanowires with diameters narrower than 50 nm. The nanowires synthesized by simple thermal oxidation possess electrical resistivities about one order of magnitude lower than the nanowires synthesized by electric field assisted approach in wet air. The high aspect ratio, mechanical strength and robust electrical properties suggest CuO nanowires as promising candidates for NEMS actuators.


1992 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 2294-2303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimitaka Itoh ◽  
Heiji Sanuki ◽  
Sanae-I. Itoh

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (Part 1, No. 6B) ◽  
pp. 4051-4053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Hasegawa ◽  
Hidenori Mimura ◽  
Kuniyoshi Yokoo

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