Modeling the pull-in instability of the CNT-based probe/actuator under the Coulomb force and the van der Waals attraction
Carbon nano-tube (CNT) is applied to fabricate nano-probes, nano-switches, nano-sensors and nano- actuators. In this paper, a continuum model is employed to obtain the nonlinear constitutive equation and pull-in instability of CNT-based probe/actuators, which includes the effect of electrostatic int...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Marcílio Alves
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| Series: | Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252014000800002&lng=en&tlng=en |