Atomic-Scale Mass Sensing Using Carbon Nanotube Resonators Export

@article{citeulike:3682145, abstract = {Ultraminiaturized mass spectrometers are highly sought-after tools, with numerous applications in areas such as environmental protection, exploration, and drug development. We realize atomic scale mass sensing using doubly clamped suspended carbon nanotube nanomechanical resonators, in which their single-electron transistor properties allows self-detection of the nanotube vibration. We use the detection of shifts in the resonance frequency of the nanotubes to sense and determine the inertial mass of atoms as well as the mass of the nanotube. This highly sensitive mass detection capability may eventually enable applications such as on-chip detection, analysis, and identification of compounds.}, author = {Chiu, Hsin-Ying and Hung, Peter and Postma, Henk W. and Bockrath, Marc}, citeulike-article-id = {3682145}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl802181c}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl802181c}, day = {10}, doi = {10.1021/nl802181c}, journal = {Nano Letters}, keywords = {detectors, inertia, mass, nanotubes, resonance, resonators, sensors}, month = {December}, number = {12}, pages = {4342--4346}, posted-at = {2009-07-09 11:44:10}, priority = {2}, title = {Atomic-Scale Mass Sensing Using Carbon Nanotube Resonators}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl802181c}, volume = {8}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3682145 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3682145 N2 - Ultraminiaturized mass spectrometers are highly sought-after tools, with numerous applications in areas such as environmental protection, exploration, and drug development. We realize atomic scale mass sensing using doubly clamped suspended carbon nanotube nanomechanical resonators, in which their single-electron transistor properties allows self-detection of the nanotube vibration. We use the detection of shifts in the resonance frequency of the nanotubes to sense and determine the inertial mass of atoms as well as the mass of the nanotube. This highly sensitive mass detection capability may eventually enable applications such as on-chip detection, analysis, and identification of compounds. IS - 12 JF - Nano Letters EP - 4346 TI - Atomic-Scale Mass Sensing Using Carbon Nanotube Resonators VL - 8 SP - 4342 KW - detectors KW - inertia KW - mass KW - nanotubes KW - resonance KW - resonators KW - sensors AU - Chiu, Hsin-Ying AU - Hung, Peter AU - Postma, Henk AU - Bockrath, Marc PY - 2008/12/10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl802181c ER -