AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition
    MEMS and NEMS Thursday Sessions
       Session MN-ThP

Paper MN-ThP2
Test Instrument for the Tensile Strength of Micro-Nano Materials

Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:00 pm, Room Hall 3

Session: MEMS and NEMS Poster Session
Presenter: A. Kasahara, NIMS, Japan
Authors: A. Kasahara, NIMS, Japan
H. Suzuki, NIMS, Japan
M. Goto, NIMS, Japan
H. Araki, NIMS, Japan
P. Yuriy, NIMS, Japan
M. Tosa, NIMS, Japan
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There is considerable research at present on the performance and properties of nanosheets, nanofibers and other functional nanomaterials such as fullerenes and nanotubes. This is particularly true of carbon nanotube, made from carbon atoms, where many research projects throughout the world are looking at measurement techniques for evaluating electrical and electronic characteristics with a view to developing electronic device applications such as high-intensity field-emitted electron sources and ultra-fast transistors. However, we have not yet to see a genuine, flexible methodology for evaluating the key characteristic of mechanical strength essential to micro-nano structural materials development — the nanoscale equivalent of tensile strength testers for ordinary materials. This is due to the inherent difficulties associated with the manipulation and transportation of materials at the micro-nano scale level. Here, we will discuss our recent results on mechanical strength measurement of micro-nano wires in diameter several nm through several thousand nm and in length several mm by means of prepared micro-nano tensile strength tester device.