Research Article

Characterization of the Resistance and Force of a Carbon Nanotube/Metal Side Contact by Nanomanipulation

Table 4

Measurement of EBID fixing force at the CNT/Au interface.

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Number of EBID points1111
Contact length (μm)0.14≈00.250.47
Spring constant (N/m)0.020.090.090.09
Deformation (μm)14.064.915.955.83
(nN)281.2441.9535.5524.7
Total contact force (nN)>96.2>151.1>183.1>179.4
Calculated (nN)29.5≈052.698.9
The fixing force of EBID (nN)>66.7>151.1>130.5>80.5