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Secondary Structures from Carbon Nanotubes 2001-2010
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Shell Engineered CNTs Nanotube Junctions Filling and Attachment of CNTs
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CNT-based Building Blocks
CNT-based Building Blocks
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[JP48] |
L. X. Dong, K. Y. Shou, D. R. Frutiger, A. Subramanian, L. Zhang, B. J. Nelson, X. Y. Tao, and X. B. Zhang, Engineering Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Inside a Transmission Electron Microscope Using Nanorobotic Manipulation, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, pp. 508-517, July 2008.
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[JP43] |
L. X. Dong, A. Subramanian, and B. J. Nelson, Carbon Nanotubes for Nanorobotics, Nano Today, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 12-21, Dec. 2007. (Invited review, one of the Top 25 Hottest Articles)
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A. Subramanian, T. Y. Choi, L. X. Dong, J. Tharian, U. Sennhauser, D. Poulikakos, and B. J. Nelson, Local Control of Electric Current Driven Shell Etching of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes, Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing, Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 133-139, Oct. 2007.
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A. Subramanian, L. X. Dong, J. Tharian, U. Sennhauser, and B. J. Nelson, Batch Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Bearings, Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 7, Art. No. 075703, Feb. 2007. (Featured article with cover picture. Highlighted: Nanotechweb and Nanowerk)
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L. X. Dong, X. Y. Tao, L. Zhang, X. B. Zhang, and B. J. Nelson, Nanorobotic Spot Welding: Controlled Metal Deposition with Attogram Precision from Copper-filled Carbon Nanotubes, Nano Letters, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 58-63, Jan. 2007. (Highlighted: (1) P. Ball, Nature Nanozone News: Spot-welding with Nanotubes, Nature Materials Updates, Dec. 20, 2006, (2) A.L. Chun, Top down bottom up: Making Connections, Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, p.75, 2007, (3) T. Simonite, Nano-welds Herald New Era of Electronics, New Scientist, Vol. 391, p. 6, 2006, (4) Nanowerk Spotlight: Bronze Age Technique Works Just Fine in the Nanotechnology Era, Nanowerk website, Jan. 2, 2007. and (5) some 50 websites in 8 different languages including English, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German, Korea, Spanish, and Turkish)
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P. Liu, F. Arai, L. X. Dong, T. Fukuda, T. Noguchi, and K. Tatenuma, Field Emission of Individual Carbon Nanotubes and Its Improvement by Decoration with Ruthenium Dioxide Super-Nanoparticles, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 475-482, Aug. 2005.
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L. X. Dong, F. Arai, and T. Fukuda, Destructive Constructions of Nanostructures with Carbon Nanotubes through Nanorobotic Manipulation, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 350-357, June 2004.
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T. Fukuda, F. Arai, and L. X. Dong, Assembly of Nanodevices with Carbon Nanotubes through Nanorobotic Manipulations, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 91, No. 11, pp. 1803-1818, Nov. 2003. (Invited review)
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L. X. Dong, F. Arai, and T. Fukuda, Nanoassembly of Carbon Nanotubes through Mechanochemical Nanorobotic Manipulations, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1-Regular Papers Short Notes & Review Papers, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 295-298, Jan. 2003.
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T. Fukuda, F. Arai, and L. X. Dong, Fabrication and Property Analysis of MWNT Junctions through Nanorobotic Manipulations, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, pp. 753-758, 2002.
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L.X. Dong |
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A. Subramanian |
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P. Liu |
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T. Fukuda |
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F. Arai |
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B. J. Nelson |
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X. Y. Tao |
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X. B. Zhang |
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D. R. Frutiger |
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Rolled-up Helical Nanobelts 2005-2009
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SiGe/Si, InGaAs/GaAs... Tubes, coils, rings, spirals... Functionalization |
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Rolled-up Helical Nanobelts
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L. Zhang, D. D. Xu, L. X. Dong, and B. J. Nelson, Aging Effect of Rolled-up InGaAs/GaAs/Cr Helical Nanobelts, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 86, pp.824-827, April-June 2009.
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L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, and B. J. Nelson, Bending and Buckling of Rolled-up SiGe/Si Microtubes Using Nanorobotic Manipulation, Applied Physics Letters,Vol. 92, Art. No. 243102, June 2008. |
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D. Grützmacher, L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, D. J. Bell, B. J. Nelson, A. Prinz, and E. Ruh, Ultra Flexible SiGe/Si/Cr Nanosprings, Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 478-481, April 2008. |
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L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, and B. J. Nelson, Ring Closure of Rolled-up Si/Cr Nanoribbons, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, Art. No. 143110, April 2008.
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D. J. Bell, T. E. Bauert, L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, Y. Sun, D. Grützmacher, and B. J. Nelson, Directed Batch Assembly of Three-Dimensional Helical Nanobelts Through Angular Winding and Electroplating, Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 5, Art. No. 055304, Feb. 2007.
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D. J. Bell, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, B. J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher, Three-dimensional Nanosprings for Electromechanical Sensors, Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, Vol. 130-131, pp. 54-61, Aug. 2006.
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L. Zhang, E. Ruh, D. Grützmacher, L. X. Dong, D. J. Bell, B. J. Nelson, and C. Schönenberger, Anomalous Coiling of SiGe/Si and SiGe/Si/Cr Helical Nanobelts, Nano Letters, Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 1311-1317, July 2006. (Highlighted: (1) Editor's Choice: All Wound up, Science, Vol. 312, p.1719, 2006. (2) News Focus: Nanotechnology: Pretty as You Please, Curling Films Turn Themselves into Nanodevices, Science, Vol. 313, pp.164-165, 2006.)
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L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, D. J. Bell, B. J. Nelson, C. Schönenberger, and D. Grützmacher, Fabrication and Characterization of Freestanding Si/Cr Micro- and Nanospirals, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 83, No. 4-9, pp. 1237-1240, April-Sept. 2006.
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D. J. Bell, L. X. Dong, B. J. Nelson, M. Golling, L. Zhang, and D. Grützmacher, Fabrication and Characterization of Three-Dimensional InGaAs/GaAs Nanosprings, Nano Letters, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 725-729, April 2006.
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Li Zhang (PSI, ETH Zurich) |
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Dominik J. Bell (ETH Zurich) |
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Lixin Dong (Michigan State University, ETH Zurich) |
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Bradley J. Nelson (ETH Zurich) |
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D. Grützmacher (PSI) |
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ETH Zurich |
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