...Yin Zhang; Ya-pu Zhao Because of the large aspect ratio of its length to radius and the large surface area to volume ratio, the nanowire is highly flexural and susceptible to the adhesion influence. The bending deflection of nanowire and its adhesion effect make the previous indentation models...

...Carmen M. Lilley; Jin He A new approach to measure the elastic modulus of nanowires is presented in this paper using a nanowire and a microcantilever beam composite system. The mechanical behavior of a nanowire-microcantilever beam structure under electrostatic actuation was studied using...

.../nanowire based nano-electromechanical systems. a e D ll tion ing er an ela ed ns end is s i o-e hence the existing set of known fabrication technologies. One of the key issues in the design of devices is the understand- ing of their electromechanical characteristics. Concerning its me- cant charge...