Nanoelectromechanics,

From a reaction engineering viewpoint, semiconductor device fabrication is a sequence of semibatch reactions interspersed with mass transfer steps such as polymer dissolution and physical vapor deposition (e.g., vacuum metallizing and sputtering). Similar sequences are used to manufacture still experimental devices known as NEMS (for nanoelectromechanical systems). 

Recent progress in nanofabrication has shown that SW-CNTs have become an essential building block for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMSs) and... 

Apart from the promising electrochemical properties that will be exhaustively discussed through this chapter, carbon nanotubes have become a hot research topic due to their outstanding electronic, mechanical, thermal, optical and chemical properties and their biocompatibility. Near- and long-term innovative applications can be foreseen including nanoelectronic and nanoelectromechanical devices, held emitters, probes, sensors and actuators as well as novel materials for mechanical reinforcement, fuel cells, batteries, energy storage, (bio)chemical separation, purification and catalysis [20]. 

Regan, B. C., S. Aloni, K. Jensen, and A. Zettl. Surface-Tension-Driven Nanoelectromechanical Relaxation Oscillator. Available online. URL http //scitation.aip.org/vsearch/servlet/VerityServlet KEY=APPLAB smode=results8onaxdisp=108q ossiblel=surface-tension-driven%5... 

Recently, a great interest appeared in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), which convert electrical current into mechanical motion on a nanoscale and vice versa. The ultimate goal of the NEMS research is development of commercial applications like sensors and actuators at a nanoscale. Currently, the fundamental side of NEMS is being extensively explored, with new physical phenomena being revealed. 

This article is organized as follows Next Section describes the model with inclusion of the influence of initial stress. We concentrate on the case where the junction capacitances are zero so that analytical expressions are obtained. We then describe the influence of nanoelectromechanical effects on Coulomb blockade. Section 4 discusses the eigenmodes and the influence on the initial strain on them. We end with some remarks on the limitations of our model. 

Mechanically interlocked molecules, such as bistable catenanes [13] and [2]rotax-anes [14], constitute some of the most appropriate candidates to serve as nanoscale switches and machines in the rapidly developing fields of nanoelectronics [15] and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) [16]. The advantages of using mechanically interlocked molecules in the fields of molecular electronics and... 

IMPORTANT MATERIALS APPLICATIONS V NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (NEMS)... 

Keywords Nanoelectromechanics, Coulomb blockade, broken symmetry bonding, electro-optical traps... 

NEMs Nanoelectromechanical systems. Composite mesoscopic and nanoscale devices designed for a new functionality. 

Recently there has been much interest in the ability to precisely position and orient biological molecules on engineered nanofabricated substrates thus enabling technology critical to the long-term goal of integrating biomolecular motors with nanoelectromechanical systems. In some... 

New method to control the motion of carbon nanotube-based nanoelectromechanical systems is proposed. Chemosorption of atoms and molecules on open edges of a single-walled carbon nanotube leads to the appearance of electric dipole moment. In this case the nanotube can be actuated by non-uniform electric field. Electric dipole moments of the carbon nanotubes with functionalized edges are calculated. The method proposed is demonstrated with an example of gigahertz oscillator. 

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