Plucking a BNNT from a Polymer by Welding a Cantilever to the Nanotube and Pulling (IMAGE)

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Plucking a BNNT from a Polymer by Welding a Cantilever to the Nanotube and Pulling

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Researchers tested the force required to pluck a boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) from a polymer by welding a cantilever to the nanotube and pulling. The experimental set-up is shown in a schematic on the left and an actual image on the right.

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Changhong Ke/State University of New York at Binghamton

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