Computational design of carbon nanotube electromechanical pressure sensors

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作者
Wu, JA [1 ]
Zang, J
Larade, B
Guo, H
Gong, XG
Liu, F
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Ctr Adv Study, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Utah, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[3] McGill Univ, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T8, Canada
[4] Fudan Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
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10.1103/PhysRevB.69.153406
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We investigate electronic transport properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT's) under hydrostatic pressure, using first-principles quantum transport calculations aided by molecular-dynamics simulation and continuum mechanics analysis. We demonstrate a pressure-induced metal-to-semiconductor transition in armchair SWNT's, which provides a basis for designing nanoscale tunable pressure sensors.
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