1D Carbon Nanostructures for NEMS Applications

What is it about?

This brief review article outlines the benefits of the use of 1D carbon nanostructures, the current status of development and challenges to enable their widespread application as sensing elements in Nano-electromechanical Systems (NEMS).

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Why is it important?

The fundamental properties of one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanostructures and their promising technological applications have stimulated significant research in different areas. Because of their outstanding electrical and mechanical properties, these nanostructures have emerged as a new class of sensor material with real potential for a variety of NEMS devices.