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.
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of EBID points | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Contact length (μm) | 0.14 | ≈0 | 0.25 | 0.47 | Spring constant (N/m) | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | Deformation (μm) | 14.06 | 4.91 | 5.95 | 5.83 | (nN) | 281.2 | 441.9 | 535.5 | 524.7 | Total contact force (nN) | >96.2 | >151.1 | >183.1 | >179.4 | Calculated (nN) | 29.5 | ≈0 | 52.6 | 98.9 | The fixing force of EBID (nN) | >66.7 | >151.1 | >130.5 | >80.5 |
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