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Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Gigahertz Oscillators

Quanshui Zheng and Qing Jiang
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 045503 – Published 9 January 2002
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Abstract

The retraction energy of a multiwalled carbon nanotube with an extruded core causes the core to oscillate with respect to its fully retracted position where the van der Waals potential energy is minimized. This phenomenon, together with the available nanotechnology, leads to the creation of nanomechanical systems of operating frequency up to several gigahertz.

  • Received 29 August 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.045503

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Quanshui Zheng1,* and Qing Jiang2,†

  • 1Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0425

  • *Email address: zhengqs@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • Email address: qjiang@engr.ucr.edu

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Nanotubes in the Fast Lane

JR Minkel
Phys. Rev. Focus 9, 4 (2002)

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Vol. 88, Iss. 4 — 28 January 2002

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