Properties and nanotechnological applications of nanotubes

TL;DR

This paper reviews the properties of carbon nanotubes and explores their potential applications in various nanoelectromechanical systems, discussing theoretical models, operational principles, and fabrication techniques.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of nanotube properties and introduces new theoretical insights and methods for developing nanotube-based NEMS devices.

Findings

Nanotube properties enable diverse NEMS applications

Theoretical models describe nanotube wall interactions

Methods for nanotube NEMS fabrication are discussed

Abstract

Possible applications of carbon nanotubes in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMSs) based on rela-tive motion and interaction of nanotubes walls are considered for wide set of NEMS. This set includes nanomotors, nanoactuator, nanorelay, variable nanoresistor, gigahertz oscillator, nanothermometer and so on. The nanotube properties and theory for relative motion and interaction of nanotubes walls is de-scribed. The principal schemes, operation principles, and methods of actuation of the considered NEMS are considered. The development of nanotechnological techniques which are necessary for production of nanotube-baseb NEMS are discussed.