Mechanical characterization of individual polycrystalline carbon tubes for use in electrical nano-interconnects

Use of carbon nanotubes for VLSI interconnects

Available online 13 February 2009

Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Entangled Networks of Carbon Nanofibers

Entangled networks of carbon nanofibers are characterized both mechanically and electrically. Results for both tensile and compressive loadings of the entangled networks are presented for various densities. Mechanically, the nanofiber ensembles follow the micromechanical model originally proposed by van Wyk nearly 70 years ago. Interpretations are given on the mechanisms occurring during loadin...

Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Bundles for Future Via Interconnects

Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Self-sensing Carbon Black ECC

In this paper, the development of a new variation of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) that aims to combine tensile ductility with self-sensing ability is described. ECC is a new type of high-performance fiber reinforced cementitious composite that exhibits strain-hardening under applied tensile load while resisting fracture localization. The self-sensing ability is achieved by incorporat...

In situ characterization of vertically oriented carbon nanofibers for three-dimensional nano-electro-mechanical device applications.

We have performed mechanical and electrical characterization of individual as-grown, vertically oriented carbon nanofibers (CNFs) using in situ techniques, where such high-aspect-ratio, nanoscale structures are of interest for three-dimensional (3D) electronics, in particular 3D nano-electro-mechanical-systems (NEMS). Nanoindentation and uniaxial compression tests conducted in an in situ nanome...