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L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, D. J. Bell, B. J. Nelson, D. Grützmacher, "Euler buckling of Individual SiGe/Si Microtubes", Proc. 9th Annual NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show (NanoTech 2006), Boston, MA, USA, May 2006.

BibTeX entry

@INPROCEEDINGS{Zhang_06_02,
	Author = {Li Zhang and Lixin X. Dong and Dominik J. Bell and Bradley J. Nelson and D. Grützmacher},
	Title = {Euler buckling of Individual SiGe/Si Microtubes},
	Booktitle = {Proc. 9th Annual NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show (NanoTech 2006), Boston, MA, USA},
	Month = {May},
	Year = {2006},
	Abstract = {We present a new technique to investigate the mechanical stability of freestanding rolled-up SiGe/Si microtubes based on nanorobotic manipulation. By applying this technique, the microtubes can be cut and subsequently picked up from the original substrate to examine their mechanical properties in free space or to assemble them into micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). Individual SiGe/Si microtubes show typical Euler buckling when the compressive load is larger than the critical load. The experiments show that SiGe/Si microtubes rolled-up by 1.6 turns have similar mechanical stability to ideal seamless tubes, though the former ones contain seams on the walls.},
	Keywords = {microtube; nanorobotic manipulation; mechanical stability; Euler buckling}
}

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