Research Article

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

Table 5

Resistance and force of the CNT/Au contact before and after EBID.

TestsContact length (μm)Number of EBID depositsResistance at A2 (kΩ)The force before EBID (nN)Total force after EBID (nN)

10.430590.790.5
20.700362.9147.4
31.120226.8235.8
41.340189.5282.1
51.34121.5>433.2
61.34217.5>584.3
71.34311.5>735.4
81.34418.5>886.5
91.34511.5>1037.6
101.34610.5>1188.7
111.3477.5>1339.8