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Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes

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Walters, DA; Ericson, LM; Casavant, MJ; Liu, J; Colbert, DT; Smith, KA; Smalley, RE
Published in: Applied Physics Letters
June 21, 1999

We have induced large elastic strains in ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes, using an atomic force microscope in lateral force mode. Freely suspended ropes were observed to deform as elastic strings with tension proportional to elongation. Ropes were elastically deformed over >10 cycles without showing signs of plastic deformation. The maximum strain observed, 5.8±0.9%, gives a lower bound of 45±7 GPa for the tensile strength (specifically, yield stress) of single-wall nanotube ropes. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.

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Applied Physics Letters

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0003-6951

Publication Date

June 21, 1999

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74

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25

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3803 / 3805

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  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
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Walters, D. A., Ericson, L. M., Casavant, M. J., Liu, J., Colbert, D. T., Smith, K. A., & Smalley, R. E. (1999). Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes. Applied Physics Letters, 74(25), 3803–3805. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.124185
Walters, D. A., L. M. Ericson, M. J. Casavant, J. Liu, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley. “Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes.” Applied Physics Letters 74, no. 25 (June 21, 1999): 3803–5. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.124185.
Walters DA, Ericson LM, Casavant MJ, Liu J, Colbert DT, Smith KA, et al. Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes. Applied Physics Letters. 1999 Jun 21;74(25):3803–5.
Walters, D. A., et al. “Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes.” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 74, no. 25, June 1999, pp. 3803–05. Scopus, doi:10.1063/1.124185.
Walters DA, Ericson LM, Casavant MJ, Liu J, Colbert DT, Smith KA, Smalley RE. Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes. Applied Physics Letters. 1999 Jun 21;74(25):3803–3805.

Published In

Applied Physics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication Date

June 21, 1999

Volume

74

Issue

25

Start / End Page

3803 / 3805

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences