Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are manipulated in 3D space with a 10-DOF nanorobotic manipulator, which is actuated with PZTs and Picomotors (New Focus Inc.) and operated inside a scanning electronic microscope (SEM). The coarse linear resolutions of the manipulator are better than 30nm (X, Y, Z stages actuated by Picomotors) and the rotary one 2mrad, while the resolutions of fine motion...

We discuss a low-cost atomic force microscope that we have designed and built for use in an undergraduate teaching laboratory. This microscope gives students hands-on access to nano-Newton force measurements and subangstrom position measurements. The apparatus relies mainly on off-the-shelf components and utilizes an interferometric position sensor known as the interdigitated ͑ID͒ cantilever to o...

The Zirconium and Titanium ceramic materials are used to make PZT (Lead zirconate titanate) piezoelectric composite. In this article, the dioxide (ZrO2) (TiO2) fillers with, ferroelectric polymer PolyVinyliDene fluoride-Tri Fluoro Ethylene (P(VDF-TrFE)) utilized ZrO2/P(VDF-TrFE) TiO2 /P(VDF-TrFE) nano-composite thinfilm for flexible vibration energy harvester application. scanning electron micr...